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Overview
Award-Winning Berlin Walking Tour Discover Berlin’s extraordinary past and dynamic present on a fascinating journey through the city’s most historic landmarks. Led by an expert local guide, visit iconic sites including the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, and Checkpoint Charlie, while hearing powerful stories of division, resistance, and reunification. Stand above the site of Hitler’s bunker, where the Third Reich met its final days, and explore Bebelplatz, the square where the Nazis staged their infamous book burning. Walk through Museum Island, home to some of Berlin’s greatest cultural treasures, and learn how the city rebuilt itself after war and dictatorship. From dramatic moments of WWII to daring Cold War escape attempts, this tour reveals the events that shaped modern Berlin. More than a sightseeing walk, it’s an engaging and thought-provoking experience that brings the city’s history vividly to life.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point: outside FRIEDRICHSTRASSE TRAIN STATION, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin. Our guide will be wearing a blue lanyard with a yellow name tag, holding yellow umbrellas!
Redemption Instructions
The tour is in ENGLISH Meeting point: outside FRIEDRICHSTRASSE TRAIN STATION, on the square beside the 'Traenenpalast' (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17, 10117 Berlin. Your guide will be wearing a yellow name tag holding a yellow umbrella for easy recognition. Please arrive 15 minutes before the designated start time Gratuities are not included
Language Offered
English-GUIDE
Itinerary
1. Start your tour from our central meeting point
2. Learn about this Cold War international checkpoint- also known as the Traenenpalast
3. National memorial site reflecting on war and tyranny
4. The location where Marx, Engels and Einstein studied and taught
5. Biggest church in Berlin, Lustgarten, City Palace (Stadt Schloss) and the Humboldt Forum
6. Learn about Islamic art, the Ishtar Gate, the Market Gate of Miletus
7. Learn about the Ancient Egyptian collection on a World UNESCO Heritage site
8. Learn about the first museum built in Berlin and the very famous architect, Karl Schinkel
9. The brand new Humboldt Forum. See the reconstructed Hohenzollern family palace
10. Be enchanted by the beauty of the 18th century square
11. Stand on the location where the Nazi's burned tens of thousands of books in 1933
12. The beautiful opera house built under Friedrich the Great in 1743
13. The spectacular Schinkel concert house completed in 1821
14. From the period of Berlin's religious tolerance, the Calvinist French Cathedral and the Lutheran German Cathedral
15. Cold War civilian and military checkpoint, location of tank stand-off in 1961 between Soviet and American armed forces
16. See a 200m long piece of the Berlin Wall
17. Hermann Göring's airforce ministry, East German house of ministers, German Finance Ministry
18. Stand above the location where Hitler spent the last days of WW2- the site of Hilter's bunker
19. Walk through the Memorial dedicated to the Murdered Jews of Europe
20. German house of Parliament and government quarter
21. American Embassy, French Embassy, Hotel Adlon, Academy of Fine Arts
22. The American and French Embassy and the famous Hotel Adlon can all be seen from this square
Inclusion
Local English-speaking Expert Guide
3-hour walking tour
Exclusion
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
IMPORTANT; Please be at meeting point 15 minutes before tour begins
Reviews
4.9
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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