Berlin City Landmarks Historical Walking Tour

Your local expert will take you to all the must-see spots on a journey through the city’s landmarks. This tour is your gateway to Berlin's past and present, leaving you with a deeper understanding of this remarkable city. At the end of the tour you will have an overview of Berlin’s transformation and resilience, providing an excellent background for your further exploration of the city.

Meeting Point

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany

You will meet your guide next to the Tourist Information centre. Your guide will carry a bright orange umbrella.

What's included:

• Free map of top local recommendations for the rest of your stay

What to expect:

Duration: between 2 hours and 3 hours

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

Find out who stole the statue on the Brandenburg Gate and what happened when it was finally returned

20 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, Berlin, 10557

Learn how a fire in the German parliament hastened Hitler's rise to autocratic rule.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin, 10117

Take some time to quietly reflect amid the sombre architecture of the Holocaust Memorial. Learn about the architect's complex idea and the intricacies and ironies of its execution.

25 minutes

Fuhrerbunker

Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, Berlin, 10117

Discover the events of the last days of WWII as Hitler retreated underground while the Soviets closed in

15 minutes

Potsdamer Platz

Berlin, 10785

Formerly the busiest square in Europe, at Potsdamer Platz you will find remnants of the past – a piece of the Berlin Wall and Europe's first traffic light – within a square rebuilt to face the future.

40 minutes

Topography of Terror

Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, , Berlin, 10963

Surrounded by bullet-damaged buildings from the Battle of Berlin, this large fragment of the Berlin Wall will be the backdrop for a discussion of the fight between capitalism and communism that divided Germany until 1989.

20 minutes

Bundesministerium der Finanzen

Wilhelmstrasse 97, Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus, Berlin, 10117

Now the Finance Ministry, this building was once the headquarters of the fearsome Luftwaffe – the German Air Force. Here you will learn about Hitler's plan to make Berlin the capital of his "new Rome" and see what is left of his vision.

20 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

What was it like to go through a checkpoint between communism and capitalism? Why could you bring cash into East Berlin but not out?

15 minutes