Berlin Cold War Historical Bike Tour

Unbelievable yet true
The history of two German dictatorships at original locations. A thrilling trip into Berlin’s contemporary past.
Everything but boring! Discover the former NO man’s land, the Berlin-Wall-Memorial at Bernauer Strasse, a flak tower, the site of the Fuehrer’s bunker & much more! Exciting stories about the divided city, spectacular escape attempts & ghost stations, forgotten places & Berlin under the Swastika.

Bigger groups get separated for safety reasons. Each minor group gets IT’s own Guide. *One teacher joins for free per group.

Meeting Point

Poststraße 11

Poststraße 11, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Square infront of Nikolai Church. Courtyard entrance on the opposite.

What's included:

• Helmets available on request
• And of course: a knowledgeable and entertaining Guide
• Comfortable bicycles with a basket
• Rain capes provided in case of bad weather
• A 2.5 - hour guided bike tour

Not included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Refreshment

What to expect:

Duration: 3 hours

Free Berlin - Authentische Radtouren

Berlin

Start and finish point of tours and bike rentals.

30 minutes

Nikolaiviertel

Rathausstrasse 21, Berlin, 10178

Our starting point is also the only "real" old town of Berlin. But how old is IT actually, especially having a war with rain of bombs in mind?

5 minutes

Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin - Centrum Judaicum

Oranienburger Str. 28 - 30, , Berlin, 10117

Listen to the story of civil courage, in which a police officer saved this marvelous building in the night of broken glass.

10 minutes

Koppenplatz

Koppenplatz, Berlin

Here you can find a memorial for the victims of deportation and the Holocaust, designed in GDR times and in harsh contrast to the more well-known memorial close to Brandenburg Gate.

5 minutes

Memorial of the Berlin Wall

Bernauer Strasse 111, Berlin, 13355

There are three spots, where the Wall is "still alive" - this is the only part, where you can really understand and expirience what the Wall meant and did to Berlin. Edutainment at IT's best.

30 minutes

Mauerpark

Bernauer Str. 63, Berlin, 13355

Today commonly known for IT's Sunday's flea market, this place shows how the city, tortured by the Wall for 28 years, turned into an oasis of free expression.

10 minutes

Humboldthain Flak Tower

Volkspark Humboldthain, Berlin, 13355

Once a giant fortress and air-raid-shelter, IT offers a fantastic panoramic view and insights into Nazi-architecture.

20 minutes

Gunter Litfin Memorial

Kieler Str. 2, Berlin, 10115

This original watchtower got preserved to remember Günter Litfin, the first person who got shot at The Wall.

10 minutes

Invalidenfriedhof

Scharnhorststrasse, Berlin

Cut in the middle by The Wall, this burial place was made for Prussian heroes of German military history. IT focuses on escape stories, since IT is close to multiple former Checkpoints and a canal which was a natural border for east and west Berlin.

10 minutes

Spreebogenpark

Ludwig-Erhard-Ufer, Berlin

From here you have the perfect overview over the governing district of Germany with all it has to offer. Not only what you see is interesting though, but here we also discuss the plans of Hitler's architect Albert Speer and his vision to build the Great Hall, which would have had enough room to fit 180,000 people.

5 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany

Here we stop to discuss Hitler's grab of power and Germany's democratic history. We do not have time to go inside but can get the best of IT from the outside.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism

Simsonweg/Scheidemannstrasse, Between Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag Building, Berlin, 10117

One of three memorials for the three biggest victim groups of the Holocaust.

5 minutes

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin, 10117

This biggest genocide memorial in the world, created by the ones responsible for the killing. IT's size and importance to history are incredible.

5 minutes

Fuhrerbunker

Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, Berlin, 10117

The place where Hitler hid during the last weeks of war and eventually committed suicide.
All you can see today, is a parking lot. We explain why.

15 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

**Only in the english Version of the tour.** The most famous border station of the cold war, since IT was the only shared one between the USA and USSR. Because of that, there was a point in time when the third world war almost started right here in the heart of Berlin.

15 minutes