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Explore Berlin: Top Attractions Walking Tour
Berlin, Germany
See Berlin from an insider’s perspective on this half-day walking tour! With your expert local guide, see Berlin’s main attractions including the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag parliament building and Checkpoint Charlie, as well as the lesser-known places that regular tours usually miss. Learn fascinating facts about Berlin during World War 2 and the Cold War, and listen as your guide explains what life was like for Berlin’s citizens during those turbulent times.
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station, Georgenstr. 14/17, 10117 Berlin Germany
Start your tour from our central meeting point
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany
Learn about this Cold War international checkpoint- also known as the Traenenpalast
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Neue Wache, Unter den Linden 4, 10117 Berlin Germany
National memorial site reflecting on war and tyranny
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat), Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin Germany
The location where Marx, Engels and Einstein studied and taught
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin Germany
Biggest church in Berlin, Lustgarten, City Palace (Stadt Schloss) and the Humboldt Forum
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pergamonmuseum, Bodestrasse 1-3, 10178 Berlin Germany
Learn about Islamic art, the Ishtar Gate, the Market Gate of Miletus
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Neues Museum, Bodestrasse 1-3, 10178 Berlin Germany
Learn about the Ancient Egyptian collection on a World UNESCO Heritage site
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Altes Museum, Am Lustgarten, 10178 Berlin Germany
Learn about the first museum built in Berlin and the very famous architect, Karl Schinkel
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Stadtschloss Berlin, Schlosspl. 1, 10178 Berlin Germany
The brand new Humboldt Forum. See the reconstructed Hohenzollern family palace
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Bebelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Be enchanted by the beauty of the 18th century square
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Book Burning Memorial at Bebelplatz, Bebelplatz 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Stand on the location where the Nazi's burned tens of thousands of books in 1933
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Staatsoper (Berlin), 10117 Berlin, Germany
The beautiful opera house built under Friedrich the Great in 1743
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Konzerthaus, Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin Germany
The spectacular Schinkel concert house completed in 1821
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin Germany
From the period of Berlin's religious tolerance, the Calvinist French Cathedral and the Lutheran German Cathedral
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin Germany
Cold War civilian and military checkpoint, location of tank stand-off in 1961 between Soviet and American armed forces
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Niederkirchnerstraße, Berlin, Germany
See a 200m long piece of the Berlin Wall
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus, Wilhelmstraße 97, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Hermann Göring's airforce ministry, East German house of ministers, German Finance Ministry
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Fuhrerbunker, Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, 10117 Berlin Germany
Stand above the location where Hitler spent the last days of WW2- the site of Hilter's bunker
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, 10117 Berlin Germany
Walk through the Memorial dedicated to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Reichstag Building, Platz der Republik 1, 10557 Berlin Germany
German house of Parliament and government quarter
Stop At: Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
American Embassy, French Embassy, Hotel Adlon, Academy of Fine Arts
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany
The American and French Embassy and the famous Hotel Adlon can all be seen from this square
Duration: 10 minutes
Inclusions
- Local Expert Guide
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- NB!!** PLEASE CHECK DEPARTURE DETAILS FOR EXACT MEETING POINT LOCATION!
- Most travelers can participate
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 29 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
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Cancellation
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