Explore Berlin History and Highlights Sightseeing Walking Tour

4.9
(71 reviews)

3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Join one of our expert walking tour guides on a one-of-a-kind trip through the incredible history of Berlin. All our guides have an educational background in history, archaeology, or related fields, and Berlin and German history are their passion.

What's Included

Expert Tour Guide
This is a walking tour

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Find us outside Hopfingerbrau by the Brandenburg gate. Ebertstr 24, 10117, Berlin

End point

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1
    Brandenburg Gate

    Hear the incredible history of the on of the most iconic gates in he world and a witness to many of the key historical event in Berlin's History

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Reichstag Building

    Visit one of the most iconic buildings in Berlin, if not Germany. Parliament building during Germany's Imperial Period, site of the infamous fire shortly after Hitler being made Chancellor and key target for the Soviets when they took the city by force at the end of the Second World War.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    Experience the largest memorial in central Berlin and the history surrounding its construction and the crimes that facilitated that construction.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Fuhrerbunker

    A visit to the most infamous car-park in the world! Site of Fuhrer Bunker (located within what were the gardens of the New Reich's Chancellery Building) and the location where Hitler ended his terrible reign.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Bundesministerium der Finanzen

    Now the Finance Ministry Building but formerly the HQ building of the Luftwaffe. Hear about its remarkable construction, use and also it's important Cold War history.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Topography of Terror

    Step in the site of former Headquarters of the SS, Gestapo and SD and learn about the history of the site during the Nazi Period and also the efforts of Post-War memorialization on the site.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Checkpoint Charlie

    A visit to one of the most iconic Check-Points and sites related to Cold War Berlin

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Gendarmenmarkt

    Visit and hear about the incredible history related to the foundation and development of the Gendarmenmarkt, whilst reveling in the splendor of the 18th and 19th Century architecture.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Bebelplatz

    Surrounded by the grandeur of Frederick the Great's Prussian Capital, hear how and why the buildings were constructed and also see the Memorial to the darkest chapter of the square's past, the 1933 Nazi Book Burning.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Unter Den Linden

    Stroll along the eastern end of Unter den Linden visiting and learning the history of the Humboldt University, the Memorial to Victims of War and Tyranny and also the German History Museum

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Museum Island

    On the final stop of the tour we will cross onto what was medieval Berlin , site of the Stadt Schloss (City Palace) from the 15th Century, the Berlin Cathedral and now home to five world-class Museums. From the Eastern side of the Museum Island we will look upon and and discuss Alexanderplatz, the center of Post-War East Berlin.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free

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
Supplied by Birchys Berlin Tours

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Historical Tours
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Archaeology Tours
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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