The Escape Tunnels Under the Berlin Wall
With the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961, the people of East Berlin were suddenly and unexpectedly separated overnight from their families, partners, friends, jobs, and places of study or school in West Berlin.
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Berliner Mauer
As a result, many people attempted to escape through tunnels they dug themselves to get under the deadly barriers and reach freedom.
In the immediate vicinity of Bernauer Straße—a key site for tunnel construction—the history of Berlin’s escape tunnels is recounted, and visitors are offered a glimpse into the only original escape tunnel from 1970–71—nine meters below the surface. This tunnel is accessible via a roughly 30-meter-long tunnel built by Berliner Unterwelten e.V.
Following the guided tour, eyewitness Joachim Neumann—one of the most famous escape facilitators and a successful tunnel digger—will tell visitors about “his” tunnel projects, the most famous of which, “Tunnel 29” and “Tunnel 57,” both located on Bernauer Straße, have gone down in history.
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August 2026
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