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Potsdam: Guided Walking Tour of UNESCO Site and Architecture

1. Potsdam: Guided Walking Tour of UNESCO Site and Architecture

Enjoy the scenery of Potsdam from the northern city center. See parts of the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site at Sanssouci Palace, once the summer home of the Prussian ruler Frederik the Great in traditional Rococo architectural design. Your tour guide will bring you from here to other anecdotal locations in the German city, including the famous Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) with its massive Classicist style dome, modeled after ancient Greek architecture, and completed in the 1830s. Any stop along the way will be dissected in its history and cultural significance in the city as your guide is a historical expert on this small town. Impressive facts and antidotes will lead you along your guided tour and give you precise knowledge of Potsdam.

Potsdam: Scavenger hunt, Sightseeing & Outdoor Escape Game

2. Potsdam: Scavenger hunt, Sightseeing & Outdoor Escape Game

Bring your friends, family, or colleagues on an interactive exploration game around Postdam. Simply use your senses to solve tricky tasks and find clues hidden along a trail that goes all around the city. Work as a team to find your next locations and have a blast as you do. Head over to the established meeting point to collect your starting documents. These will provide you with the first clues to find and follow the well-marked trail. Split up into teams if you have a large group and do your best to find the trail signs, located in strategic locations across districts. Perfect for all ages, enjoy a fully-immersive activity that forces you to engage with your surroundings, instead of following directions on your phone. Find your way around using team spirit and each other's personal skills to reach your goal.

Soviet Potsdam: Private Tour of the Forbidden City

3. Soviet Potsdam: Private Tour of the Forbidden City

In the summer of 1945, the Cecilienhof Palace and the surrounding "Neuer Garten" park were closed to the public for the Potsdam Conference. The most powerful heads of state in the world came to Potsdam: Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill. The conference was an end to World War II, but also the starting point of the Cold War. For almost five decades, the Soviet military town No. 7, a “forbidden city”, was located next to the New Garden park. It was one of the most important intelligence sites of the Soviets during the Cold War. Here were, among other things, the German headquarters of the military counterintelligence of the KGB and a remand prison. On the tour you will learn more about the work and life in this forbidden city. Finally, head to the Glienicke Bridge that became world famous as the "Bridge of Spies" where the 2015 Hollywood film of the same name was shot. During the Cold War, agents were exchanged between East and West because the bridge was the border between the GDR and the American sector in West Berlin.

Albert Einstein in Berlin Private Guided Tour

4. Albert Einstein in Berlin Private Guided Tour

"Travel back in time to pre-war Berlin to follow in the footsteps of one of its most distinguished citizens, Albert Einstein. Learn about his personal life, greatest scientific achievements, and escape from the rising anti-Semitism in the German National Socialist Party. Immerse yourself in the fascinating story of one of the greatest geniuses in history. Choose the 2-hour option to discover the traces of Albert Einstein in Berlin, where he lived from 1914 to 1932. Your walking tour will begin in front of the famous Brandenburg Gate, a symbol of Peace and Freedom, and continue down Unter den Linden to the historic center. You will pass one of the branches of the popular Einstein coffee shop, and stop at the Memorial to May 10, 1933 Nazi Book Burning at Bebelplatz. Einstein forever left Berlin only a few months prior to this event, lucky escaping the Nazi persecution of Jewish people. You will see Humboldt University, previously known as the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, where on 25 November 1915 Einstein presented his field equations of general relativity. Another point of interest will be the beautiful New Synagogue, where Albert was the first violin of the Jewish orchestra. Choose the 3-hour option to learn more about Einstein's Jewish roots on a guided tour of the New Synagogue - Centrum Judaicum. This synagogue was built in the mid-19th century as the main place of worship for Berlin’s Jewish community, and has been reconstructed after being badly damaged during Kristallnacht. A visit inside will help you understand what it meant for Einstein to be Jewish in Germany at the time when Adolf Hitler and Nazi party were rising in power. Choose the 7-hour opton to discover the traces of Albert Einstein in Berlin and Potsdam. This option includes a walking tour of Berlin, including the New Synagogue - Centrum Judaicum, with a round-trip train ticket to Potsdam, where you will visit the Albert Einstein Science Park. It’s a great place to learn more about Einstein's life and work and see the famous Einstein Tower (Einsteinturm), an architectural symbol of modernism. It was built by Erich Mendelsohn to prove Einstein's theory of relativity, and the great man visited once. If time permits, you will also discover Einstein's Forum and other highlights of Potsdam before boarding the return train to Berlin. "

Babelsberg Park and World History Walking Tour

5. Babelsberg Park and World History Walking Tour

Enjoy a guided walk in Babelsberg Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Get an insight into the turbulent history of this dreamlike parkland. Learn about the dramatic era in which Babelsberg Park was created and the role it played at the end of WWII. After 1961 it was divided by the Berlin Wall and the history of the park is closely linked to escape attempts across the Iron Curtain. From the Babelsberg Palace, take in stunning views of the Bridge of Spies, a symbol of the Cold War. Today the bridge connects Potsdam, the former capital of the greatest GDR district with the former West Berlin. After an easy 2-kilometer walk, return to the starting point.

Gems of Potsdam – Guided Walking Tour

6. Gems of Potsdam – Guided Walking Tour

Start your journey by admiring the captivating New Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that blooms with beautiful decorations and stories. From outside, witness the glorious Sanssouci Palace and wander its extensive park, which is also a must-see UNESCO World Heritage Site. Step foot within beautiful Marly Gardens on the Green Fence and discover the artistic Church of Peace. Learn its story and discover intriguing things about Potsdam’s development throughout history. Stroll the historic central square whose every corner brings exciting monuments and fascinating sites that are perfect for taking photos with friends and family. At the end of the tour, find yourself in front of Potsdam’s art museum where you get to become even more familiar with the art, culture, and history of Potsdam.

Potsdam: Private Potsdam Walking Tour

7. Potsdam: Private Potsdam Walking Tour

Explore the charming city of Potsdam with its 1,000 years of history on a private guided walking tour. See the old town's sights and walk through the enchanting Sanssouci Palace's manicured gardens. Discover Potsdam's charming old town with the rebuilt City Palace and seat of the Brandenburg State Parliament, the enchanting Dutch Quarter, which will make you feel like you are in the Netherlands, and Potsdam's Brandenburg Gate. Listen to tales from your guide, learning about this small city. Then, stroll through the dreamlike park of Sanssouci Palace — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — with its delicate statues, rows of flowers, and enchanting buildings. Walk through history as you learn how the palace was built as a summer retreat in the 1700s.

Remarkable Tour Around Cecilienhof Palace and Potsdam

8. Remarkable Tour Around Cecilienhof Palace and Potsdam

Cecilienhof Palace is one of the most beautifully designed piece of architecture in all of Potsdam. It’s surrounded by parks, lakes and green area of Potsdam. You can observe beautiful views that this city has to offer. What is the origin story of Potsdam? Who ruled in the Cecilienhof Palace in the middle ages? What are some of the legends that you can hear from people that live here? You’ll learn this and much more from our professional guide, while enjoying the beautiful scenery that this city has to offer.

Potsdam: Private Soviet History Walking Tour

9. Potsdam: Private Soviet History Walking Tour

Explore the small but extremely historical city of Potsdam, which together with Berlin was the Prussian center of power. Learn about the connections of Soviet history in 3.5 hours and enjoy the highlights of the city. Learn about the enormous importance of Potsdam to the Soviets and hear interesting facts about the Allied victorious conference in 1945. See one of the most important intelligence sites of the Soviets in East Germany and visit the world-famous Glienicke Bridge, Bridge of Spies, used for agent exchange. Start at Potsdam Central Station and walk to the Old Market. The city center of Potsdam was destroyed in World War II. You will learn more about the reconstruction of the city in socialist East Germany and current reconstructional projects. Then head for the city´s Soviet War cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of Red Army soldiers. Then take the bus and go to Cecilienhof Palace, the venue for the Potsdam Conference in summer 1945. After visiting the former KGB district you eventually go to the Bridge of Spies. The bridge once was the border between the East and the West, hence the iron bridge was part of the Iron Curtain.

Berlin: City Highlights and Cold War Walking Tours

10. Berlin: City Highlights and Cold War Walking Tours

Our Berlin guided walking tours will introduce you to its most famous (and infamous) landmarks, including the Brandenburg Gate, the site of Hitler’s Bunker and Gendarmenmarkt. Use the included app to access multiple audio-guided walking routes to see more of Berlin and Potsdam after your tour. On this guided walking tour through the German capital you will visit key landmarks, like the Rotes Rathaus, Checkpoint Charlie and Unter Den Linden, the iconic boulevard leading to the Brandenburg Gate. You will also hear the tragic stories that made Berlin infamous, from the Prussian Empire to the turbulent Nazi period to the fall of the Berlin Wall. After the tour, download the Vox City app (included in your tour) to discover more of Berlin and its incredible history with curated audio-guided routes through the main quarters. Our guided and self guided tours include: Gendarmenmarkt Hausvogteiplatz Friedrichswerder Church DDR Museum Museum Island Marx and Engels Forum Alexander Platz Berlin Television Tower Potsdamer Platz Holocaust Memorial Brandenburg Gate French cathedral Topography of Terror Pariser Platz Konzerthaus Berlin The German Church Rausch Chocolate House Great wall Reichstag Checkpoint Charlie Pergamon Museum Berliner Dom Soviet War Memorial St. George and the Dragon statue St. Mary's Church Marienviertel and Potsdam: Friendship Island Potsdam city Palace Unity Square Barberini palace City canal St. Nicolas Church Old guard house Luisenplatz ...and many more!

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4.7 / 5

based on 823 reviews

Structured and very informative tour in a pleasant atmosphere. The guide promptly responded to questions and incorporated the answers perfectly into his schedule. Many stations were illustrated and made understandable with large-format historical pictures. The selection of the individual stations was very good and we came to places that we would certainly not have looked for or found ourselves - gladly again!

We did this tour with 7 older women. Our concern that 2.5 hours might be too long was completely unfounded. Our young guide Holger was very competent and authentic. He always answered our questions. Through his personal family history, he allowed us to be a very lively part of this difficult time. We would book a private tour with Holger again at any time.

Great tour in beautiful surroundings. The guide was very competent and knowledgeable about history - which of course is absolutely interesting in this environment. Can only be recommended!!

Great, flexible & smart tour guide. We can only recommend. We were very excited!

Competent and entertaining guide. Good answers to all questions.