# Grenzturm Museum

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Grenzturm Museum preserves a former Baltic coastal observation tower, with a round cabin, narrow firing slits, and roof searchlights. The weathered concrete tower still faces the Baltic Sea. The BT eleven post belonged to a chain of coastal watchtowers that monitored ship traffic and suspected escape movements. Small guard teams used radios and searchlights during their coastal watch. A compact museum beside the tower presents local border history through an original escape boat, equipment, testimonies, archive material, and multimedia stations. The exhibition includes German and English multimedia stations. The outdoor area displays sections of a former border fence and a restored searchlight position beside the protected monument. A local volunteer association restored the protected tower. The narrow laddered shaft leads to the observation cabin, while the museum remains wheelchair accessible. Visitors find wheelchair access at the Grenzturm Museum. Its surviving structures connect the divided coastline with stories of families who risked escape across the Baltic Sea.

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