WWII and its Ramifications: A Walking Tour through 20th Century German History

4.7
(3 reviews)

3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: German and 2 more

This tour focuses on the Berlin of the Nazi-era. By singling out a range of buildings the mechanisms and the brutality of the Nazi-regime will get highlighted, as will the fact that besides millions of people losing their lives, at the end of the Nazi-terror lay a city and a country in shame and in rubble, to be subsequently divided, with a wall separating the east from the west. This tour takes visitors back to places where things actually happened by also underlining the fact that the Germany of today is a place different from what it was then, yet still haunted by the phantoms of the past.

What's Included

my experience as licenced and trained tour guide
Drinks

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Next to the ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof Station

End point
Brandenburg Gate

Frank Gehry Building

Itinerary

Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    See the ruin of a once glamorous railway station, damaged in WWii and later fully taken down.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Topography of Terror

    Visit the Topography of Terror (formerly the location of the infamous SS and Gestapo HQ) and see a model of what the government district in Nazi-era Berlin looked like.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Memorial of the Berlin Wall

    See one of only three remnants of the original Berlin Wall.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Gropius Bau

    Learn more about Martin Gropius and admire one of his greatest buildings, damaged during WWii and with the scars from the war still visible on the facade.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Potsdamer Platz

    Experience what is once again one of Berlin's most buzzing squares, but which was a wasteland during the city's division when parts of it became the infamous "death strip".

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Fuhrerbunker

    See the location of where the Führer Bunker used to be, now dubbed "the most expensive parking lot in the world". Find out why!

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7

    Visit the Georg Elser Memorial and learn more about this courageous man and how he tried to bring Hitler down, all by himself.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8

    Discover of what's left of one of the most feared ministries during the Third Reich and find out what's going on in there today.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 9
    The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

    Experience what arguably is one of the starkest, most powerful, and most visited memorials in the world. Learn more about its history and its location.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Reichstag Building

    Hear more about the history of the Reichstag, what became of it after 1945, and how it emerged at last as a democratic bulwark in the heart of country which over the course of 100 years went through about 5 different political systems.

    20 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Brandenburg Gate

    To conclude our tour, we visit the Brandenburg Gate, symbol of Germany's division as well as its reunification. Learn more about the gate and how it was used and abused by various regimes, notably the Nazis.

    15 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
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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