HALENSEE
Tips and Links for Halensee
1. Eiscafé | Pure periphery: ice cream cafe with terrace on the dreary plaza | Henriettenplatz
2. S-Bahn bridge | Unique view of the ICC and Funkturm | Kurfürstendamm
3. "Zwei Beton-Cadillacs in Form der nackten Maja" | "Two Concrete Cadillacs in the Form of the Naked Maja" – Wolf Vostell's sensation-causing sculpture from 1987 | Rathenauplatz | www.vostell.de
4. Halensee | A beloved Berlin getaway destination since the beginning of the twentieth century – still, swimming is forbidden | www.seen.de/seebi/seedetails/Halensee
5. Schaubühne | The theater, built in 1928 by Erich Mendelsohn, has first-rate contemporary programming | Lehniner Platz | www.schaubuehne.de
6. Friedhof Grunewald | Cemetary surrounded by train tracks | Entrance through Bornstedter Straße | www.gbbb-berlin.com/lankwitz/borni
7. Propeller Island City Lodge | Inhabitable work of art, awarded by Geo Saison travel magazine in the category "out of competition" | Albrecht-Achilles-Straße 58 | www.propeller-island.com
8. Former WOGA complex | “City in the city” built 1926-31 by Erich Mendelsohn | Kurfürstendamm 153-156 und Cicerostraße
9. „Zitrone“ | The office high rise at Halensee, built from 1993-96, seems to float above the freeway. It was nicknamed “Lemon” by the construction’s opposition | Kronprinzendamm 15
10. Gedenkstein für Rudi Dutschke | On April 11, 1968, the prominent leader of the German student movement was shot | Kurfürstendamm 141 | www.mythos-dutschke.de
11. Araya Thai Restaurant | Delicious food, wide vegetarian selection, and a lunch menu | Kurfürstendamm 131 | www.arayathai.de
12. Bar Atelier | Traditional locale with dance floor – an old West Berlin original. Sundays are "Coffee Chat and More..." with Chef Helga | Katharinenstraße 1 | www.bar-atelier.de