Berlin Albert Einstein Life and Work Tour

Discover the many facades of Albert Einstein’s life & work in Berlin. See the university where he taught physics & the synagogue where he played violin. Extended options: visit Berlin New Synagogue & see the Einstein Tower in Potsdam.
Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs & interests:

2-hour: Einstein Tour in Berlin
Choose this walking tour of Berlin to see sites related to Albert Einstein, such as the Einstein Unter Den Linden cafe, Humboldt University & New Synagogue (outside only).

3-hour: New Synagogue & Einstein Tour in Berlin
Choose this walking tour of Berlin to visit the New Synagogue & see other sites related to Albert Einstein, such as the Einstein Unter Den Linden cafe & Humboldt University.

7-hour: New Synagogue & Einstein Tour in Berlin & Potsdam
Choose this tour to visit the New Synagogue & see other sites related to Einstein in Berlin & Potsdam, such as the Humboldt University & Einstein Tower. Includes train tickets.

Meeting Point

Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin

Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Meet your guide in front of Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Please do not enter the hotel, it is only a meeting point and the staff is not informed about the tour.

What's included:

• 5-Star Expert Guide who is fluent in the language of your choice
• Walking Tour with Berlin's New Synagogue and Potsdam's Einstein Tower -
• - the Albert Einstein Science Park (7-hour option only)
• Round-trip train tickets to Potsdam with free admission to -
• Tickets to the New Synagogue (3 and 7-hour options only)
• Interesting facts and myths about Albert Einstein's life and work
• - (number of attractions depends on the selected option)

Not included:

• Tickets to the New Synagogue (in 2-hour option)
• Round-trip train tickets to Potsdam with free admission -
• - to the Albert Einstein Science Park (in 2 and 3-hour options)
• Bus tickets in Potsdam (optional)
• Admission to Einstein Tower

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours and 7 hours

Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin

Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Meet your guide in front of Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, Unter den Linden 77, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

10 minutes

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

Discover the traces of Albert Einstein in Berlin, where he lived from 1914 to 1932. Your walking tour will begin in front of the famous Brandenburg Gate, a symbol of Peace and Freedom, and continue down Unter den Linden to the historic center.

1 hour

Bebelplatz

Berlin, 10117

You will pass one of the branches of the popular Einstein coffee shop, and stop at the Memorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning at Bebelplatz. Einstein forever left Berlin only a few months prior to this event, lucky escaping the Nazi persecution of Jewish people.

1 hour

Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat)

Unter den Linden 6, , Berlin, 10099

You will see Humboldt University, previously known as the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, where on 25 November 1915 Einstein presented his field equations of general relativity.

1 hour

New Synagogue Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

Oranienburger Str. 28-30, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Another point of interest will be the beautiful New Synagogue, where Albert was the first violin of the Jewish orchestra. the New Synagogue - Centrum Judaicum. This synagogue was built in the mid-19th century as the main place of worship for Berlin’s Jewish community, and has been reconstructed after being badly damaged during Kristallnacht. A visit inside will help you understand what it meant for Einstein to be Jewish in Germany at the time when Adolf Hitler and Nazi party were rising in power.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Potsdam

Potsdam, Brandenburg

With a round-trip train ticket to Potsdam, where you will visit the Albert Einstein Science Park. It’s a great place to learn more about Einstein's life and work.

1 hour

Einstein Tower

Albert-Einstein-Straße, 14473 Potsdam, Germany

See the famous Einstein Tower (Einsteinturm), an architectural symbol of modernism. It was built by Erich Mendelsohn to prove Einstein's theory of relativity, and the great man visited once. If time permits, you will also discover Einstein's Forum and other highlights of Potsdam before boarding the return train to Berlin.

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included