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Audio Guide Usedom
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Usedom is a Baltic island split between Germany and Poland, long favored by emperors and artists alike. Its string of grand spa towns, glacial cliffs, and rocket-scarred coastline packs an unlikely range of history into one narrow strip of land. From Germany's oldest preserved pier to the launch site of the world's first ballistic missile, the island rewards curious visitors who look beyond the beach.
22+ researched places in the app
Yes. Parroo is a self-guided audio guide for Usedom: 22 researched places, from Historical-Technical Museum Peenemünde to Ahlbeck Pier and Europe Promenade, each with a short summary, a full article, and a roughly three-minute audio story in German, English, and French. Buy once, no subscription, no booking. Start whenever you like.
Audio sample: Historical-Technical Museum Peenemünde
Usedom
Places researched in this city
A selection of the 22 places we've researched in this city. The full set is in the Parroo app.
- Historic piers
- Spa villas
- WWII & Cold War sites
- Glacial nature
- Medieval gates
- Moated castles
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Historical-Technical Museum Peenemünde
On 3 October 1942, a liquid-fueled rocket lifted off from this northern tip of Usedom, reached roughly 84.5 kilometers altitude, and became the first man-made object to touch space. The former Nazi-era power station that now houses the museum tells the full story of the A4/V2 program, including the forced labor that made it possible.
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Ahlbeck Pier
Built in 1882 and still standing, Ahlbeck Pier is Germany's oldest preserved pier, stretching 280 meters into the Baltic. Its Gründerzeit pavilion with turret towers has become the defining silhouette of Usedom's imperial spa coast.
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Europe Promenade
Completed in 2011, this 12-kilometer coastal walkway runs past grand spa-era villas from the German resorts of Bansin, Heringsdorf, and Ahlbeck all the way across the border into Świnoujście, Poland, without a checkpoint in sight.
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Mellenthin Moated Castle
Built between 1575 and 1580 on an artificial island measuring 100 by 80 meters, this late Renaissance castle sits surrounded by a 20-meter-wide moat on an island better known for beach holidays than aristocratic manor houses.
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Streckelsberg
This 58-meter glacial end moraine has been losing around 250 meters of width to coastal erosion over the past three centuries, and a deliberate reforestation campaign in 1818 to 1819 is the only reason it still stands as tall as it does today.
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Anklam Gate
Constructed around 1450 and first written down in 1481, this late Gothic red-brick tower is the oldest surviving building in Usedom and the sole remnant of a medieval fortification that once included two other gates, a circular wall, and a moat.
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Submarine Museum U-461
Of the 72 Juliett-class submarines the Soviet Navy planned to build, only 16 were ever completed, and one of them now sits in the harbor at Peenemünde. Built in 1961 and armed with cruise missiles designed to target U.S. carrier groups, U-461 served the Soviet Baltic Fleet until 1991.
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Good to know
22 researched places, from the Historical-Technical Museum Peenemünde and the Ahlbeck Pier to lesser-known spots like the Anklam Gate. Each one has a short summary, a full article, and a ~3-minute audio story.
Yes. Every place has a ~3-minute audio story, written from the perspective of a guide standing next to you and produced with premium narration, not the article read aloud.
German, English, and French. Pick whichever you'd rather read or listen in.
No booking, no signup. It's a self-guided walk you start whenever you like. You do need a connection for now to stream the audio and load articles; offline support is something we're still building.
A one-time €4.99 for the whole city, no subscription and no recurring cost. You buy Usedom once and keep access to all 22 places with text and audio.
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Updated: 2026-09-25