Walking Berlin's Nazi History: A Self Guided Audio Tour

Duration1h 30m - 2h

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Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Berlin was the political center of Nazism, and its streets carry the weight of that history. On this self-guided philosophical audio tour, you'll examine how ordinary people, institutions, and ideology made the destruction of humanity possible. The tour starts at the Brandenburg Gate, where you'll reflect on the Prussian mindset of obedience that preceded Nazism. From there, you'll walk past the Reichstag building, where 96 parliamentary members were murdered after the Nazis used the 1933 fire to suspend civil liberties and crush political opposition. You'll pass through the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Peter Eisenman's disorienting field of slabs, and visit the nearby Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism. The tour ends at the Topography of Terror, built on the former Gestapo and SS headquarters, a site that existed for decades as a racing track before historians and activists literally dug it into public memory.

What's included

Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

What to expect

Brandenburg Gate
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Stand at the Brandenburg Gate and reflect on the Prussian mindset of obedience that preceded Nazism. Here you'll begin a philosophical exploration of how ordinary people and institutions made the destruction of humanity possible.
Reichstag Building
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Walk past the Reichstag building, where 96 parliamentary members were murdered after the Nazis used the 1933 fire to suspend civil liberties and crush political opposition. Read the names of these murdered parliamentarians on the fragmented iron memorial outside.
The Holocaust Memorial - Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
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Pass through Peter Eisenman's disorienting field of slabs, a memorial that unsettles as you move through it. Along the way, find the Stolperstein for Martha Liebermann, wife of Germany's foremost Jewish painter, who fled into death to avoid deportation.
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Enter the enclosed space of the Sinti and Roma Memorial, a place built for quiet reflection. Listen to a violin composition by a Romani descendant of survivors as you take in the site.
Topography of Terror
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Arrive at the Topography of Terror, built on the former Gestapo and SS headquarters. Discover how this site existed for decades as a racing track before historians and activists literally dug it into public memory.
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Stand before one of the few surviving examples of Nazi architecture in central Berlin, a building of exaggerated neoclassical scale and symmetry. Once the Ministry of Aviation and later the seat of the East German government, it now serves as Germany's Ministry of Finance.
Platz des Volksaufstandes von 1953
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Look at the East German mural on the building, then down at the memorial set into the floor beneath it. Here you'll learn about the People's Uprising of June 1953, when thousands of workers rebelled against the East German state.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

This tour starts at Unter den Linden, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Tour ends at Niederkirchnerstraße 8, 10963 Berlin, Germany

Additional information

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
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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