Brandenburg Gate

Our all-in-one tour!

We cover ALL the main sights in the city center: see the Berlin Wall, stand above the site of Hitler's bunker, walk through the Brandenburg Gate and see a HUGE amount more! (»  see the list).

Our guides' superb story-telling skills weave the themes of Prussian, Imperial, Nazi, Cold War and 21st century Berlin into a detailed narrative, using the latest historical research.

"… we were all educated better than any textbook to the complex history of this fascinating capital… not only informative, but controversial and thought-provoking… EVERYONE on the tour felt totally involved." MS

Our Aim: to inform AND entertain! (Superficiality is not our style.) And to make your stay in Berlin unforgettable!!

find out

• how a swampy fishing village became an Imperial Capital
• why the Reichstag fire in 1933 set the stage for Hitler’s rise to power
• stand above Hitler's bunker, find out why there’s nothing left to see of this or any other Nazi leader’s shelter; visit the sites of the SS and Gestapo Headquarters
• walk through the extraordinary new Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, designed by Peter Eisenman
• find out why the Nazis burnt books on Bebelplatz in May 1933
• how Hollywood star, Marlene Dietrich, was "discovered" in her home city
• where Albert Einstein taught, before Nazism forced him to leave Berlin
• how and why Berlin was divided after the war
• why the Royal Palace was blown up after the war and the controversy over its rebuilding today
• who built the Wall in 1961 and the momentous events of its fall in 1989
• visit a former "Ghost Station", where East German border guards once patrolled deserted platforms.
• where successful escapes were made over the Wall; see remains of the Wall and follow its path, the "Deathstrip" to Checkpoint Charlie – find out the role this crossing point played in the Cold War
• how Potsdamer Platz went from wasteland to commercial hub of 21st century Berlin!

Gendarmenmarkt