WWII and its Ramifications: A Walking Tour through 20th Century German History
- 3h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
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.
Inclusions
What's included
- my experience as licenced and trained tour guide
What's not
- Drinks
Itinerary
See the ruin of a once glamorous railway station, damaged in WWii and later fully taken down.
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.
See one of only three remnants of the original Berlin Wall.
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.
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".
See the location of where the Führer Bunker used to be, now dubbed "the most expensive parking lot in the world". Find out why!
Visit the Georg Elser Memorial and learn more about this courageous man and how he tried to bring Hitler down, all by himself.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Next to the ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof Station
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- The West-Berlin of David Bowie
- 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
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
How it compares in Berlin
- Its from-price is 133% above the median of the 961 experiences we list in Berlin.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 384 of 961.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Berlin
Berlin is Germany's creative, open-minded capital, where landmarks of a turbulent history stand among art, green parks and legendary nightlife.
The Brandenburg Gate is the city's symbol, close to the glass-domed Reichstag and the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Fragments of the Berlin Wall survive, most strikingly at the East Side Gallery, a long stretch covered in murals, and at the Bernauer Strasse memorial, while Checkpoint Charlie marks the most famous former crossing point.
Top-ranked sights in Berlin: Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Holocaust Memorial), Checkpoint Charlie.
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