Attraction
Palace of Tears
Tränenpalast
Berlin, Germany33 tours & tickets

About Palace of Tears
The Tränenpalast is a former border crossing point between East and West Berlin, at Berlin Friedrichstraße station, which was in operation between 1962 and 1989. It is now a museum with exhibitions about Berlin during the Cold War period and about the process of German reunification. It was the border crossing for travelers on the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and trains going between East and West Germany. It was used only for westbound border crossings. It had separate checkpoints for West Berliners, West Germans, foreigners, diplomats, transit travelers and East Germans.
Things to do at Palace of Tears
33 tours and tickets are available here. A few of them:
Private Berlin WWII and Cold War History Tour with Local Expert Guide4.6 (59)4hFrom $149
Explore Berlin: See All The Iconic Sights & Some Hidden Gems4.9 (4,577)3hFrom $22
Individual City Tour -
Rickshaw Sightseeing in Berlin5.0 (150)1hFrom $52
Cold War, Berlin Wall, Spies and the East Side Gallery4.9 (1,104)3hFrom $22
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