Traveling in germany?

Question

I am gonig to germany , does any body know where is the Einstein observatory , when he was working in germany it's museum now i think . and i want to know how can i reach there ?

Answer 1

Der Einsteinturm (Einstein Tower)

I think you mean the "Einsteinturm", it is an observatory located in a small town near Berlin named Potsdam. More exactly : The Einsteinturm is part of the „Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein“ ( Science Park Albert Einstein) located on the "Telegrafenberg" (Telegrafen Hill) in Potsdam.

The following web is the Observatory official web (also available in english):

http://www.einsteinturm.de/

You also can get more info at the Official Web of Potsdam (also available in english), look under "science and education" , I recomend this city, there is a wonderful rococo palace and other wonderful places to visit. It is a day worth.

http://www.potsdam.de/

I would recomend to stay in Berlin (Postdam is around 30 - 40 minutes away by surface rail ( S-Bahn in german ) . You can take at the "Berlin Hauptbahnhof" Station the S-Bahn number 7 to S-Hauptbahnhof Postdam station.

If you do not have a car pleace notice that you will have to walk uphill for about a quarter of an hour. If you arrive in Potsdam by "S-Bahn" or train from the Station "Potsdam Stadt" and want to walk the whole way, please pass the building site at the station's exit until you reach the main road, the "Lange Brücke" (long bridge). You will now have to turn left and walk on the bridge eastwards. Turn south at the end and cross the road at one of the traffic lights towards a big dark red brick building. Follow the leftmost road southwards, the "Einstein-Straße" up the hill. You will walk through a small forest and pass the "Umweltministerium" (ministry for environmental matters). You will reach the gate to the "Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein" after a few minutes. Follow the sings to the tower or ask the guard.
You can use a shortcut if you want to go by tram. At the "Lange Brücke" get on any of the trains leaving eastwards (to your left when you reached the bridge). Get off at the second stop "An den Friedhöfen" (at the cemetry). You will see a cemetry gate in front of you. Walk back a few steps the direction the tram came from and cross the lawn towards the cemetry. Leave the cemetry on your left hand side and enter the forest on a small path going uphill (better don't try this at night unless you want to test your nerves). Follow the path to the main gate of the "Wissenschaftspark Albert Einstein".

You could normally visit the exhibition "From the Great Refractor to the Einstein tower" at weekends from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., but only from May to October. Entrance is free.

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Something important I've just found, if you want to visit and look inside, you have to make an appointment. The Addresse an Phonenumbers if you want an appointment are as follows:

URANIA Verein Wilhelm Förster Potsdam e.V.
Brandenburger Straße 38
D-14473 Potsdam
Germany

If you call from overseas please dial:+ 49 (331) 21741

If you call from Germany please dial: ( 0331) 21741

If you directly from Potsdam please dial : 21741

Answer 2

Why?