Top Berlin Monuments and Memorials in 2026

Avoid missing out on valuable information about Berlin’s past and present on this half-day guided walking tour through the city's Mitte district. Visit landmarks from the city’s Prussian, Imperial, Nazi, Cold War, and modern eras, offering insight into the evolution of this fascinating German capital. Stroll along the iconic Berlin Wall and follow Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate. Then check out the rebuilt Reichstag and the Holocaust Memorial and hear the amazing stories of Cold War Berlin at Checkpoint Charlie.

Berlin’s Third Reich sites can be difficult to locate and fully understand without a guide. This walking tour connects important locations with Nazi Germany’s rise and fall. Follow a historian-guide to the ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof, plus the former SS and Gestapo headquarters, and the Reichstag. Along the way, learn about the Nazis’ path to power, the realities of the Holocaust, and the resistance movements that opposed the Nazi regime.

Explore Berlin with one flexible sightseeing pass combining a panoramic city view, a hop-on hop-off bus ticket, five audio tours and practical travel extras. Visit Panoramapunkt at Potsdamer Platz with VIP entry and priority elevator access. Ride to the open-air viewing platform for 360° views, then discover the “Berlin Views” exhibition about the changing history of Potsdamer Platz. Continue exploring with a 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus ticket. Your pass includes five self-guided audio tours: Berlin Highlights, Berlin Under the Third Reich, Berlin Highlights for Young Explorers, Berlin by Bus 100, and Berlin Wall & Divided City. You will also receive 1 GB eSIM data, a digital Berlin City Guide and a 3-Day Itinerary. Choose Essential for all of the above, or upgrade to Explorer for a 1-hour Berlin City Highlights Cruise on the Spree.

Learn about the dramatic final days of World War II in Berlin during this half-day walking tour. Visit some of Berlin's most important historical sites with your guide as they recount the events that culminated in the German surrender. View the site of Hitler's bunker and learn about daily life for residents during the war, particularly those who opposed the Third Reich.

Avoid becoming footsore and get to know the best of Berlin on this small-group bike tour. Learn the history of the city, from its beginnings to its role as capital of the Nazi Third Reich, to the divided city of the Cold War, to the modern-day capital of a unified Germany. This tour includes a trip to the Berlin Wall Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, and more. Your tour also includes a stop for lunch at a beer garden (own expense).

Berlin’s history spans several distinct eras, and its landmarks make more sense when you know where each one fits. Walk with a guide to the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, and Checkpoint Charlie, along with a few lesser-known spots. Stories span the Prussian royal era, the Nazi period, Cold War division, and today’s unified capital.

Little of the Berlin Wall still stands, so the Cold War city can be hard to picture from today’s streets. The route traces the former “death strip” to the Berlin Wall Memorial and heads underground to “ghost stations” closed during the city’s division. Your guide explains how Berlin went from the capital of Nazi Germany to a front line in the struggle over postwar Europe.