Industrial Berlin (Kreuzberg). Steam, Ice, Electricity and Pianos!

Forget Nazis and the Cold War. Come discover what Berlin was built for: industry

130 years ago, before all the bad things, Berlin was a shinning light of industry, innovation, progress and electrification! 

Come find out all about it was we walk together through beautiful nineteenth century streets visiting pump stations, factories, generators, medical facilities all in beautiful red and yellow brick. 

We meet at Ostbahnhof infront of MacDonalds and end in the heart of beautiful Kreuzbeg with a coffee or beer. 

Tour Highlights

Kreuzberg's hidden industrial history — discover the factories, workshops and infrastructure behind today's neighbourhood

Pumpstation 5 — explore the infrastructure that helped supply and manage Berlin's water

Spree-side grain storage — huge warehouses that connected Berlin to regional and international trade

The old Eiswerke — discover Berlin's ice industry and how ice was produced and stored before refrigeration

Görlitzer Bahnhof — the lost railway station and its role in bringing people and goods into Kreuzberg

Bechstein Hof — the story of Berlin's world-famous piano-making industry

Disinfection House — a fascinating reminder of how industrial cities dealt with disease and public health

Abspannwerk — discover the electrical infrastructure that powered Berlin's transformation into a modern city

Markthalle Neun — from industrial food production and distribution to today's food culture

Drugs, beer, food and industry — some of the more surprising businesses that once operated in Kreuzberg

Industrial landscapes on foot — see how waterways, railways, electricity and factories shaped the streets around you

Coffee & cake by the canal — finish the tour relaxing beside the water and discussing Kreuzberg's industrial past