Facts about urban exploration and abandoned sites in Berlin: site types, history, legal framework, safety and coverage by Digital Cosmonaut.

Just across the German border, on the outskirts of Kostrzyn nad Odrą next to the former Reichsstraße 166 lie the remnants of the gigantic Prussian Fort Zorndorf, one of four fortifications built to ...

Few places in and around Berlin highlight the complex german history layer cake like the Bogensee. Situated a good 15 kilometers north of Berlin, the Bogensee served as the scenic backdrop for Joseph ...

Berlin and its immediate surroundings have always been at the forefront of german aeronautical innovation and are steeped in history. Germany’s first Airport opened in (the now Berlin district of) ...

Anyone traveling between and alongside the hiking trails of Brander Wald and the Stolberg-Münsterbusch proving ground is very likely to come across the so-called “Tank Cemetery Aachen.” Despite it not ...

Even 97 years after his death, Lenin still makes an appearance in the most unusual places. But considering that at one point, 1.5 million Soviets were stationed in Germany – it shouldn’t be too ...

Like a strange mixture between a castle and a colossal factory, what’s left of the Philipp Swiderski Maschinenbaufabrik or as it’s more commonly known – the Maschinenfabrik Swiderski, is left to rot ...

While most can and will consider German reunification a “success story”, the merger of the two German states also meant the loss of identity, purpose, and direction for many. There are plenty of ...

Wünsdorf and its surroundings have a magical hold over us. Its long military history and abundance of Soviet Military “leftovers” keep pulling us back into its orbit. While Zossen and Wünsdorf ...

Möhlau begann als slawische Siedlung, lange bevor irgendjemand in Moskau Pläne für eine Nachrichtenbrigade in der Gegend zeichnete. Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wird der Ort am 12. Dezember 1200, in ...

Fürstenberg – or to use its full name Wasserstadt Fürstenberg/Havel – has a long and difficult history. Its founding dates back to at least the middle of the 13th Century, but regardless of its ...