Berlin Private Historical Sightseeing Tour

In this private tour, you will discover how Berlin went from a provincial capital to one of the world's first metropolises. We'll trace the city's fate through a historical whirlwind of imperialism, democracy, dictatorship and division.
As well as an in-depth look at all the Berlin sights that you *need* to see, I'll leave your group with an abundance of tips and recommendations to make the best of your visit.

Prepare yourself for an exhilarating deep dive into the history of one of Europe’s great cities!

Meeting Point

Academy of Arts

Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin, Germany

We'll meet in the corner of Pariser Platz, between the Hotel Adlon and the 'Akademie der Kunst'

What's included:

• An in-depth private tour of Berlin

What to expect:

Duration: between 3 hours and 4 hours

Brandenburg Gate

Pariser Platz, Berlin, 10117

The symbol of the city since Napoleon's triumphant parade in 1806

10 minutes

Reichstag Building

Platz der Republik 1, Berlin, 10557

Home of the German Parliament since 1894 (with a few long gaps along the way...)

10 minutes

Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Victims of National Socialism

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

A moving monument to two groups historically labelled as 'gypsies'. At least 500,000 members of these communities were murdered by the Nazi dictatorship

5 minutes

Paul-Lobe-Haus

Platz der Republik 1, Berlin, 10557

Part of the government quarter built in the 1990s, in preparation for the German parliament moving back from the former West German capital city of Bonn

Pass by without stopping

Tiergarten

Strasse des 17. Juni 100, , Berlin, 10557

Berlin's Central Park; the former hunting grounds of the Prussian Aristocracy

Pass by without stopping

Soviet Memorial Tiergarten

Strasse des 17. Juni, Berlin, 10623

A powerful and provocative memorial to Soviet soldiers who died taking Berlin in 1945

5 minutes

The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

Cora-Berliner-Strasse 1, Berlin, 10117

Designed by Peter Eisenmann, this memorial continues to inspire a diverse array of reactions an interpretations.

10 minutes

Monument to Homosexuals Persecuted Under National Socialist Regime

S-Bhf Tiergarten 2, Opposite the Holocaust Memorial/Ebertstrasse, Berlin, 10557

Situated in the Tiergarten Park, this monument is particularly relevant to Berlin, a city that, before the Nazi era, was known to be one of the most accepting of homosexuality.

5 minutes

Potsdamer Platz

Berlin, 10785

The former Times Square of Berlin; destroyed in WW2, ripped in half by the Berlin Wall and built anew during reunification

10 minutes

Fuhrerbunker

Gertrud-Kolmar-Str. 14, Berlin, 10117

The bunker where the Nazi dicatator ended his own life in 1945, long covered by a nondescript parking lot

10 minutes

Platz des Volksaufstandes von 1953

Leipziger Str. 6, Berlin, 10117

Layer upon layer of history upon one corner - the former Air Force Ministry built by the Nazi regime, which in turn became the site of a popular uprising against the post-war Communist dictatorship.

10 minutes

Memorial of the Berlin Wall

Bernauer Strasse 111, Berlin, 13355

One of the longest remaining pieces of the Berlin Wall, which once ran 155km around the western part of the city

10 minutes

Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstr. 43-45, Zimmerstraße, Berlin, 10117

A location synonymous with the tension felt on both sides of Berlin during the decades of Cold War division and occupation

10 minutes

Bebelplatz

Berlin, 10117

A strong candidate for the title of Berlin's most beautiful square, Bebelpatz is surrounded by buildings constructed during one of the city's more enlightened periods. In 1933, however, the Nazi's carried out their first public book burning in the centre of the square.

10 minutes

Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat)

Unter den Linden 6, , Berlin, 10099

Berlin's oldest university, from which over 30 Nobel Prize winners emerged

5 minutes

Neue Wache

Unter Den Linden 4, Berlin, 10117

A monument to Prussian soldiers who fell in the Napoleonic Wars, this neoclassical gem was turned into a memorial to all victims of war and tyranny in 1992

5 minutes

Humboldt Forum

Schlossplatz 1, Berlin, 10178

One of the most controversial projects in post-unification Berlin. An ideological battleground that saw two palaces being destroyed in just over half a century, only for the first to be, in a way, rebuilt and reopened in 2020

10 minutes

Berliner Dom

Am Lustgarten, Berlin, 10178

Berlin Cathedral - a misleadingly young building that was more a symbol of imperial power than Christian devotion

5 minutes

Museum Island

Berlin

A Unesco World Heritage site, home to some of the best museums in Germany, and testament to the ambition of both the Prussian and German states.

10 minutes