Step into a difficult but necessary part of Munich's past. This rigorously factual audio walk traces the scars of World War II and the centers of Nazi power. You will deeply understand the sensitive history of the Jewish community's persecution and the dismantling of democracy. Grasp these devastating events exactly where they happened, allowing you to reflect and learn at your own pace.
How It Works
No human person for guiding (tourguide), this is self-guided audio tour. You use your own smartphone to navigate and listen. No app download is required—just click the access link in your ticket to begin instantly. This route explores the free public sights, so no entrance tickets are needed or included.
Tour Details
* Duration: 2h walking, 40m audio
* Stops: 8
* Languages: EN, DE
What's included
Audio and Writing in different Languages
Audio Guide App
Headphones
What to expect
Konigsplatz
10m
A monumental neoclassical square that the Nazis turned into a stone parade ground and cult site for their movement. The ruined bases of two honour temples still survive on its eastern edge as silent witnesses to that history.
NS-Dokumentationszentrum Muenchen
10m
A stark white cube on Brienner Strasse, Munich's documentation and learning centre on National Socialism. It stands on the exact ground where the "Braunes Haus", the national headquarters of the Nazi Party, once rose.
Odeonsplatz
10m
An elegant Italianate loggia at the head of Odeonsplatz, modelled on Florence's Loggia dei Lanzi. Here, on 9 November 1923, a gunfight ended Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch, and the Nazis later turned the hall into a shrine guarded day and night by the SS.
Viscardigasse
10m
A narrow lane behind the Feldherrnhalle where ordinary Münchner slipped away to avoid the compulsory Hitler salute. A winding line of bronze cobblestones now traces their quiet path of refusal.
Staatliches Hofbrauhaus
10m
Munich's most famous beer hall, founded as a ducal brewery in 1589, became one of the early stages of the Nazi movement. In its festival hall on 24 February 1920, Hitler proclaimed the party's twenty five point programme to a mass meeting.
10m
A modest corner building in the Tal where the German Workers' Party held its weekly meetings and opened its first tiny office. It was here, in September 1919, that Adolf Hitler joined the party that would become the NSDAP.
Old Town Hall
10m
The graceful Gothic council hall on Marienplatz where, on the night of 9 November 1938, Joseph Goebbels delivered the speech that unleashed the Kristallnacht pogrom across Germany. A place of civic beauty turned, for one evening, into the cradle of organised terror.
Munich Marienplatz
10m
Munich's central square and civic heart, watched over by the golden Madonna of the Mariensäule. Beneath its festive surface lies a darker memory, for these same stones once carried Nazi banners, marching columns, and the propaganda of a regime that called this city its capital.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
Please note: There is no human person (tourguide) to meet you here. Simply open the link provided in your ticket on your smartphone to start the audio guide and navigation entirely on your own.
End point
Additional information
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
