Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin

Cold War Walking Tour of Berlin

This guided Berlin walking tour will show you the staging ground of the military conflict between the Western world and the communist world. With your expert guide, see the Berlin Wall and hidden areas of the Death Strip, former guard towers and underground 'Ghost Stations', the Soviet Embassy and espionage points of the CIA and KGB. Learn about the leaders of East Germany, including Erich Honecker, and hear from your guide how life was like for Berlin's citizens during the almost 45 years of conflict.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin Germany

Bombed out Church seen from our West meeting point at Zoologscher Garten

Duration: 5 minutes

Pass By: Reichstag Building, Platz der Republik 1, 10557 Berlin Germany

Seen from the S-Bahn train on your way to the Palace of Tears

Stop At: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany

Admiralpalast- ghost train ride, Cold War visa control access point

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany

Death strip area, East German guard tower, Tunnel 57 (longest and most successful escape tunnel), Chapel of Reconciliation, first death at the Berlin Wall, where people jumped out of windows to escape the oppression of socialistic East Germany

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chapel of Reconciliation, Bernauer Str. 4, 10115 Berlin Germany

Chapel of Reconciliation

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Alexanderplatz, 10178 Berlin Germany

Tv tower, compare architecture styles of East and West Germany

Duration: 10 minutes