Choosing the right Berlin vacation rental can offer you a spot close to many sightseeing tours of the city, as well as fun adventures for the whole family. A few of the most popular sightseeing tours in the city of Berlin, Germany are listed below. You can enjoy any or all of these city attractions while staying in your Berlin vacation home.
Third Reich Tour
Take a tour of the many World War II visitor sites and help memorialize what used to be the darker days of Berlin. There are various remnants from both the Nazi regime and the Jewish cities and sites in the area. Some of the popular tourist locations are listed below.
- The Reichstag: where Hitler died in 1945.
- Jewish Girls School and Synagogue
- SS and Luftwaffe Headquarters
Learn the stories and horrors of those who lived and died and that of their oppressors. These tours meet across from the Friedrichstrasse station on Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 1 pm. The cost of the tour runs at about 10 Euros. If you plan on taking this tour, you may want to bring water, sunscreen, umbrella, a map, and a tip for your guide. Links to weather information are available on the tour website.
Trips with Terry
For twenty-five years, Terry was the tour guide for the Allied forces in Berlin and, therefore, this is a tour you definitely don't want to miss out on. Being a tour guide for the Allied forces allowed him to see things that he would not have been able to see in any other way and helped him learn the ins and outs of the city. Each tour he gives is completely decided by the tourists. He will give you a list of places he knows, and you and your fellow tourists get to choose what you would like to see. However, don't go in expecting to see it all. There simply isn't time.
Tours with Terry start each Tuesday and Friday at 10:30 am at the Brandy Brooks Ice Cream Shoppe, and the cost is 10 Euros.
Ghost Tours
If you aren't too afraid, get spooked on the night time ghost tours offered in Berlin. This tour is given in English and is led by the night watchman of Berlin. This tour will take you through the city and show and tell you the many ghost stories and urban legends that make up the spooky side of Berlin. Some stops include:
- Medieval Cemetery
- Ruins of the Monastery
- The Oldest Berlin Tavern
- Berlin of the Middle Ages
Dates vary, and tours are given upon request only and last approximately 2.5 hours. Ticket prices vary depending on the age of the passenger, the length of the tour and the actual requested tour.
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