If you can be self-sufficient for a night at the foot of the touristy much too expensive Brockenbahn (day ticket approx. 50 euros with the steam train to the top, which is also beautiful to walk on), a wonderfully surprising address. The hospitable, musical manager of the Waldbad restaurant shares a dark piece of GDR history with photos and uniforms. With a smile and a tear, he thinks that this is the best way to tell the local history of Elend.