Things to Do in Berlin

Berlin is without any doubts one of the most interesting and important cities in the world. Our tour will give you a good understanding of the city, its history and the many ideas born in Berlin that shaped this city and the entire world! We will journey in time from the humble medieval beginnings, through the capital of a mighty kingdom and empire, revolution, dark times of nazism, destruction and communist divisions up to today – the trendiest and hottest city in the world. That was truly a spectacular transition, one you should not miss! 

On the tour we will see and discuss:

• TV Tower
• Red Town Hall and the remains of the old Berlin
• Museum Island and the Berlin Cathedral
• Unter Den Linden and Humboldt University
• The Square of the Book Burning (Bebelplatz)
• Checkpoint Charlie and Berlin Wall stories
• Adolf Hitler’s Bunker Site
• The Memorial to The Murdered Jews of Europe
• Brandenburg Gate

The last stop for this tour is Brandenburg Gate.

Look for the yellow umbrella at the meeting point!

ℹ️ ⚠️ ATTENTION - booking rules

The tour is fit for pets, but one site, the Holocaust Memorial, is only allowed to walk around (so you see it, but not walk through). Please have that in mind.

Please note that our free tours are designed for individual travelers and small private groups only. Hence, we do not accept parties of 8 or more people on regular free tours and guides have the right to deny participation to such groups. If you travel in a party of 8 or more please book a private tour in advance.

If you show up at the meeting point with the bigger group our guide will ask you for the payment (18 eur/person) before the tour or cancel your reservation on the spot. To confirm your reservation please arrive 10 minutes before starting. We can not guarantee participation when you will be late.                                  

Please note that multiply bookings (under different names) for 7 people who belong to one group will still be treated as one organized group and the guide has the right to deny participation to such parties.

This policy is implied in the best interest of our individual visitors. 

Please respect our rules.     

Bucolic canals, charming villages and fresh air await you on this day trip to the Spree Forest. The tour also includes a boat trip!

Victims and executioners, invaders and invaded, dictators and dictatorships, pacts and betrayals. All this is part of the narrative in which the history of Nazism is framed, but what are the reasons that lead a civilized country like Germany to fall into fanatism? Who collaborates and why in the Nazi blitzkrieg? What interests are hidden behind the Hitler dictatorship? And, above all, where did the Final Solution and the extermination of an entire people lead the world? 

If you want to answer these questions and reflect on what happened, getting to know the protagonists and the places that write the most important chapters of the 20th century, this is your tour. Let yourself be guided by the philosophy of 'Side to Side': tours thought out and documented from the historical rigor; author tours, with a precise and close language that avoids the sensationalist clichés. 

We will visit the most important Nazi monuments in Berlin and the memorials to the victims to rebuild together the history of Berlin under nazism. 

The tour will take us through the Brandenburg Gate, scene of the Nazi parades and also testimony of their defeat after the battle of Berlin. The Reichstag, the parliament, where the nazis conquer power. The Holocaust Memorial, dedicated to murdered Jews in Europe. Hitler's bunker, still today the object of conspiracies and for some a place of worship. The street of terror, where the Nazi chancelleries imposed fear and submission. There we will see Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda, the New Chancellery, the work of Albert Speer and the Air Ministry, Hermann Göring’s impressive air force. The tour ends at the Berlin Wall, in front of the Topography of Terror, a documentation center and museum on Nazism that you cannot miss. 

Throughout the tour we will also visit the memorials to the victims of the LGTBIQ collective, and the gypsy people and we will also talk about other lesser-known affected groups. Resistance to Nazism and how Germany today confronts the consequences of the most tragic chapter of its history complete the content of one of the most interesting tours of Berlin.

The tour includes the digital guide 'Side to Side: Heart of Berlin' that I have prepared with great care. A small gift so that you can continue discovering Berlin on your own: restaurants, breweries, alternative excursions and much more. Do not hesitate to book, 'Side to Side Tour' is your tour. 

Berlin, 1961 : one city, two countries. Communism and Capitalism separated by a 155 kilometer wall that faced the Soviet sector and the Western sector. 28 years of divided families, of tanks face to face, of cut communications, of escape tunnels, of spies and red telephones, of ghost stations and above all of tears.

 Today, 37 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain , we wonder how Berliners lived through the Cold War. What was life like for a Berliner behind the wall? How important was the role of the family and the role of women in socialism ? What were the Stasi's methods of repression and surveillance ? We will also talk about the most famous escape attempts and how the resistance and peaceful revolution was organized, which led to the fall of the Soviet bloc. If you wonder what the wall means today and if it still exists: this is your tour .

 In 'Side to Side' tours we seek to answer these questions. Tours to see and know Berlin, but also to think and feel it , this is our philosophy. We will talk about all this visiting the most emblematic places that are the living testimony of a not too distant past.

 At the end of the tour, you will be able to discover the most emblematic corners of Berlin thanks to the digital guide 'Side to Side East Berlin' that I have prepared with great care. A small gift that includes a selection of the most authentic bars, restaurants and breweries so that you can make the most of your stay in Berlin.

Do not hesitate and book with ' Side to Side Tours' one of the most elaborate and thought tours to get to know the Berlin of the Cold War .

P.S: AB single ticket for the public transport required.

🇬🇧 Step into the streets where history took a dark turn and discover Berlin as it was during the rise and fall of the Third Reich.

This isn’t just a stroll—it’s a powerful journey through Berlin’s most haunting and historic sites. 

Begin at the Brandenburg Gate, once a symbol of Nazi propaganda. From there, move to the Reichstag, where the infamous fire of 1933 helped usher in Hitler’s dictatorship—and where democracy was later reborn. Pay your respects at the imposing Soviet War Memorial, honoring the Red Army’s sacrifice. Stand in silence at the stark Holocaust Memorial, then walk the length of Wilhelmstraße, where Nazi ministries once orchestrated terror. Explore the chilling remains of the Gestapo headquarters at the Topography of Terror, and stand above the unmarked site of Hitler’s bunker, where the regime met its end. 

We finish at the crumbling facade of Anhalter Bahnhof, once one of Europe’s grandest train stations—now a haunting reminder of lives uprooted and a city reshaped by war. 

If you're looking for more than just dates and facts—if you want to feel history—this is the tour for you.
Book now and walk the path where the past still echoes.

🕓 Duration: 2 hours
🚶 Type: Walking tour
📍 Start: Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz)
🏁 End: Anhalter Bahnhof
🎓 Topics: Nazism, Holocaust, WWII, resistance, Nazi propaganda
📸 Includes: Historical storytelling, time for photos, reflection moments

💡 Tip: Wear comfy shoes, bring water, and an open mind for deep history

Ready to uncover the untold stories of WWII Berlin? Join us and see the city like never before.
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🇵🇹 Entre nas ruas onde a história tomou um rumo sombrio e descubra Berlim como era durante a ascensão e queda do Terceiro Reich. 

Esta não é apenas uma caminhada — é uma jornada intensa pelos locais mais marcantes e sombrios da história de Berlim. 

Começamos no imponente Portão de Brandemburgo, que já serviu como cenário para a propaganda nazista. Seguimos até o Reichstag, onde o incêndio de 1933 ajudou a abrir caminho para a ditadura de Hitler — e onde, décadas depois, a democracia renasceu. Prestamos homenagem no Memorial de Guerra Soviético, em tributo ao sacrifício do Exército Vermelho. Em silêncio, refletimos no Memorial do Holocausto, antes de caminhar pela Wilhelmstraße, onde os ministérios nazistas planejavam e executavam sua máquina de terror. Visitamos as ruínas sombrias da antiga sede da Gestapo, hoje o Topografia do Terror, e paramos sobre o local não sinalizado do bunker de Hitler, onde o regime encontrou seu fim. 

Encerramos no que resta da Anhalter Bahnhof, outrora uma das estações ferroviárias mais grandiosas da Europa — agora, um símbolo silencioso da destruição da guerra e das vidas que ela devastou.

🕓 Duração: 2 horas
🚶 Tipo: Tour a pé
📍 Início: Portão de Brandemburgo (Pariser Platz)
🏁 Fim: Anhalter Bahnhof
🎓 Temas: Nazismo, Holocausto, Segunda Guerra Mundial, resistência, propaganda nazista
📸 Inclui: Narrativa histórica, tempo para fotos, momentos de reflexão

💡 Dica:
Use calçados confortáveis, leve água e uma mente aberta para uma história profunda 

Pronta para descobrir as histórias não contadas da Berlim da Segunda Guerra? Junte-se a nós e veja a cidade como nunca antes.

For decades, Kreuzberg was a very special location in a very special city! That makes its history different and interesting. Now it is a district in the center of Berlin, known for its progressive and multicultural atmosphere, and more importantly for its art scene, Street Arts and Squatting.

There are a significant numbers of immigrants from all around the world, also many activists, artists, and expats that work and live in Kreuzberg, and because of them, it has a unique vibe and nightlife.
Besides, it's home to many international restaurants and bars, serving food and drink of every corner of the world!

But it's not fair to describe Kreuzberg just like that because it has a rich history too! From industrialization to Berlin Wall and even today, you can find a trace of many global crisis in Kreuzberg! 

In our tour, we will walk through this district to see many historical memories and surprising stories of Kreuzberg.

In our walking tour, we will visit:

• Aufbau Haus
• Possession House
• Oranienplatz
• Engelbecken
• Children’s Farm at the Wall
• Bonanza Café (break)
• Art District Bethanien
• Mariannenplatz
• Treehouse at the wall
• Markthalle Neun
• and some Street Art on our way

If you are ready for a journey into the crazy part of the history of Berlin, don't doubt and book this free walking tour!

Free city tour with live music!
Discover Berlin's history with a musical twist on this unique Free Walking Tour!

At every important stop – such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, the Berlin Wall, and Checkpoint Charlie – you will learn about the history of the place and hear a matching song that is played live, bringing the history to life.

Learn how the Nazis used propaganda bands, how David Bowie found inspiration in 1970s Berlin, and Frank Sinatra sang to the allied soldiers to give them courage during WW2. 

The city's past told through melodies and memories.

Take a walk, listen, and experience history up close!

The tour needs minimum 3 participants to take place, so please put your phone number when you register so we can be in contact
Meeting point in front of the Starbucks at Pariser Platz. The guide will be carrying a guitar.

Once the heart of Jewish life in Germany, Berlin’s landscape changed irreversibly with the Nazi seizure of power. Within a matter of years, Europe’s most liberal and metropolitan city had been transformed into the capital of one of the most destructive regimes in human history: Hitler’s Third Reich, but also the birthplace of powerful forms of resistance - big and small. 

Join Walkative! Tours on ‘Berlin under the Swastika’ to explore this dramatic shift in the history of the city, and trace the steps of the rise of the Third Reich to its final destructive vision. 

On this tour, we will go to the former Jewish quarter and learn about the thriving Jewish life here before 1933, and how it was soon lost. We will explore the former ministry district and Reichstag, and discuss the propaganda machine and glorification of the Fuhrer, and we will see, too, the memorials dedicated to the groups victimised by the Nazis - from the Roma and Sinti to the homosexuals. 

After this 2.45 hour tour, you will see how after rebuilding itself twice since the Second World War, Berlin became the city it is now: never hiding anything about its gruesome past, but openly trying to make amends and pay respect to the people who suffered here during that time.