Berlin Trip Overview
Get to know Berlin beyond the main tourist attractions on this walking tour of the city’s interesting off-the-beaten-path sites. With a knowledgeable guide, gain insight into Berlin’s history and present-day culture as you check out locations like The Palast of Tears, the Jewish Quarter and Memorial of the Berlin Wall. This tour is a small walking tour and can be adapted to your wishes. Just contact us!
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Get to know Berlin beyond the main tourist attractions on this walking tour of the city’s interesting off-the-beaten-path sites. With a knowledgeable guide, gain insight into Berlin’s history and present-day culture as you check out locations like The Palast of Tears, the Jewish Quarter and Memorial of the Berlin Wall. This tour is a small walking tour and can be adapted to your wishes. Just contact us!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany
After meeting your local tour guide you will walk to the ‘Palace of Tears’ and learn the incredible story behind its name. You’ll follow the fading traces of the Cold War in Berlin to a spot where East and West were divided for decades.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Humboldt University (Humboldt Universitat), Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin Germany
After the “Tränenpalast” you will walk down the Straße Unter den Linden to the world famous Humboldt University’s palace – main building -, where on the other side at Bebelsplatz the exact spot of the notorious book burning of 1933 took place, before passing the impressive Museum Island, a UNESCO World Heritage site with numerous world-class museums and the majestic Berliner Dom
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: DDR Museum, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 1 Direkt an der Spree, opposite of Berliner Dom, 10178 Berlin Germany
You will hear the story behind the reconstruction of the new Prussian Palace (Stadtschloss), which has been rebuilt at the exact location of the former Palace of the Republic (The GDR Government building) which was destroyed after reunification. Further you will pass by the famous DDR Museum (the visit is not included in the tour but is highly recommended).
Stop At: Hackescher Markt, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Now you will do a jump in time to dive into life in 90s East Berlin, taking in some of the most well- known squats and punker clubs before exploring the Hackesche Höfe, a stunning building of interconnecting courtyards, where you can find the Otto Weidt as well as the Anne Frank museum. You’ll discover the transformation that the neighbourhood has undergone and hear stories of its wild past; it was here that Berlin’s alternative subculture thrived in the nineties and continues to thrive today.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany
On your way to the final highlight of the tour, you will see where Martin Luther King held his famous speech in 1964 before finishing the tour at the remainings of the Berlin Wall, where you will see how the Wall divided the city. Highly recommend to visit the Memorial of the Berlin Wall inside.
Duration: 20 minutes
