FRIEDRICHSTRASSE

On this tour, you will get to cover the most important part of Berlin, Mitte. In a duration of 3.5-4 hours, you will see some of the most fascinating buildings and monuments from a bygone era. It is a comprehensive tour that will tell you everything you need to know about the city of Berlin and its rather turbulent history. From the fascist dictatorship in the mid 20th century to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the city of Berlin has a lot to show its visitors. Berlin is a city of contrasting tales, you will get to see both the Holocaust Memorial and Hitler’s bunker, showcasing the evolution of the city’s identity. You will get to learn about the Berlin Wall, and touch the last fragments of what once divided the world into two factions. There are more than a dozen attractions on this tour, with our expert guide and a limited number of participants, you will get to understand why this city was the epicenter of the 20th century. Attractions visited The Brandenburg Gate Berlin Wall Holocaust Memorial Checkpoint Charlie Former SS & Gestapo HQ The Reichstag The Royal Boulevard (Unter den Linden) The Red Town Hall Book Burning Memorial Former Luftwaffe HQ State Opera House The story of Ampelmann Friedrichstrasse Shopping mile Hitler’s Bunker Museum Island Tiergarten Victory Column TV Tower The Prussian “City Palace” Berlin Cathedral …and much more!

Explore the capital of the Cold War– Divided Berlin, Germany. Take a city tour of the sights which epitomize the long division of the city, such as Friedrichstrasse station, the Brandenburg Gate, and Checkpoint Charlie.

Experience the story of East Berlin and take a look at a city that became the battleground between the USA and USSR. The guided tour takes you through the city’s many monuments and buildings that serve as reminders of a time when communism, the secret police, and the Berlin wall existed. See the Brandenburg Gate - once a symbol of Berlin and German division during the Cold War, now a national symbol of peace and unity. Stop by The Palace of Tears, a former border crossing point at Friedrichstrasse Station in East Berlin and the only one still standing today. Learn about the significance of its name and what it meant to Berliners. See ghost stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the Cold War because they were an integral part of a transit line mostly located on the other side of the Berlin Wall. Follow your guide to Tunnel 57, a tunnel under the Berlin Wall that was the location of a mass escape by 57 East Berlin citizens. See the “death strip," the belt of gravel-covered land between the two main barriers of the Berlin Wall. Fleeing citizens who initially avoided being detected could be tracked down by following their footprints in the death strip. Visit the Chapel of Reconciliation and the Berlin Wall Memorial, the central memorial site recalling German division. Your guide will answer some of history’s most debatable questions, was East Germany the most spied on society in the world? And did the Berlin wall fall by accident? The tour will conclude at the Bornholmer Strasse, the iconic location where the Wall was torn down by thousands of East Berliners.

Explore the unique sites of the River Spree on a sightseeing cruise with a live guide. Soak up sights like Museum Island, the Nikolai Quarter, Friedrichstrasse, and the Government Quarter.

Explore the unique sites of the Kupfergraben Canal on a sightseeing cruise. Soak up sights like Museum Island, the Nikolai Quarter, Friedrichstrasse, and the Government Quarter.

Start your experience from the Friedrichstrasse and sail along the Spree to just before Mühlendammschleuse. Along the way, see the Museum Island, the Berlin Cathedral, the historic Nikolaiviertel, and the new city palace. Chart your course to the modern main station through the government district. Meander through the Berlin-Spandau shipping canal, through the Humboldthafen, and past the historic buildings of the Charité campus to reach Westhafen. Set your course to the Charlottenburg Castle Park via the Westhafen Canal and back onto the Spree. Enjoy a short stopover in Charlottenburg at the Moabit Gotzkowsky Bridge. The last leg of the tour will take you back towards Friedrichstrasse through the meandering course of the Spree. On the way, you will be able to see many more significant city landmarks, including the Bellevue Palace, the Tiergarten, the House of World Cultures, the Chancellery and the government district with the Reichstag, the "civil service line", the Paul-Löbe-Haus, and the ARD capital city studio.

Uncover how Berlin was once the capital of espionage on this walking tour. Unlock the dark secrets of the Cold War as you pass Checkpoint Charlie, the Russian Embassy, and Friedrichstrasse station.