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Take a day trip from Berlin into Potsdam and learn how the events that took place here led to a divided Germany. With an expert guide in WW2 and Cold War history, you’ll hear the stories behind the world-changing events that took place here. Visit the Platform 17 memorial in honor of Jews who were sent to Nazi extermination camps. See where the Wannsee Conference and the fate of Europe’s Jewish population was held. Next, head to Cecilienhof Palace, where the Potsdam Conference of 1945 was held. It was here that the heads of state of the victorious Allies negotiated the future of defeated Nazi Germany. Head inside for a guided audio tour with included tickets. See the Glienicke Bridge, also famously known as the “Bridge of Spies” (thanks to Steven Spielberg’s movie of the same name). Time permitting, you’ll also visit the non-natural hill of Teufelsberg, or Devil’s Mountain, where you can still the ruins of the huge U.S. listening station that was here during the Cold War.

We explore the most beautiful and most romantic old town quarter of Berlin and it`s hidden artist`s backyards. You get more information about the history of this old quarter and the destiny of the Jewish community of the quarter. We explore hidden backyards and parks, historical and modern items of art just to show what is special behind this wonderful old city quarter.

Unbelievable yet true The history of two German dictatorships at original locations. A thrilling trip into Berlin’s contemporary past. Everything but boring! Discover the former NO man’s land, the Berlin-Wall-Memorial at Bernauer Strasse, a flak tower, the site of the Fuehrer’s bunker & much more! Exciting stories about the divided city, spectacular escape attempts & ghost stations, forgotten places & Berlin under the Swastika. Bigger groups get separated for safety reasons. Each minor group gets IT’s own Guide. *One teacher joins for free per group.

If we look closely, we find that drugs have played a pivotal role at the heart of every chapter in Berlin’s modern history. This tour traces the path from the 19th century laboratories of Merck through the wild, Golden 1920s, the meth-fueled Blitzkrieg, and the addictions of the Nazi elite. We explore the doping of the GDR and the post-unification Techno revolution that redefined the city’s nights. We will visit the sites that are still standing and the ghosts of those that no longer exist, uncovering the events, the people, and the ideologies that shaped, and were shaped by, Berlin’s (and Germany's) relationship with substances. * Just so we’re on the same page: This is a historical deep-dive. There will be no buying, selling, or consuming of substances on this tour. It will be impossible to follow otherwise : )