Quiet, residential Weissensee centers on Weißer See lake, whose beach, Strandbad Weissensee, is popular with swimmers in summer. Overlooking the lake is the Brecht-Haus, hosting film screenings and literary events, and the Milchhäuschen, an East German-era cafe. South of the lake, the Jewish Cemetery Weissensee features WWI and Holocaust memorials, with tree-shaded paths leading between ornate mausoleums.