Third Reich & WWII Walking Tour
Recommended by 90% of travelers
Munich, Germany
- 2 hours 45 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Uncover the dark side of Munich’s history on this 2.5-hour Third Reich walking tour. Learn how the Bavarian capital served as an important center for the Nazi Party during WWII and hear stories of Hitler’s rallies and The White Rose resistance movement. Along the way, visit key sites like Königsplatz, Feldherrnhalle, the Hofgarten and the famous Hofbräuhaus beer hall.
- 2.5-hour Third Reich walking tour of Munich
- Discover Munich’s Nazi history and learn about life in the city during WWII
- Visit the sites of important historic events including Königsplatz, Feldherrnhalle and Hofbräuhaus
What's Included
- Professional guide
- The tour is not recommended for children under 12 years old.
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Marienplatz, 80331 München, Germany
Tour start and meeting point is front of the Tourist Information of the City of Munich in the Gothic town hall on Marienplatz. Your guide has a yellow A3 sign with the name of your tour written in red letters.
End point
- Königsplatz 1, 80333 München, Germany
The tour ends at Hitler's former headquarter
Itinerary
1
Konigsplatz
2 hours 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.6
based on 489 reviews
Shari_M, May 2026
Josh has deep subject matter knowledge and passion about the topic. that makes his tour educational and compelling.
Joy_P, May 2026
More history than walking during this tour, but that was fine with us. Our guide, Josh, was very knowledgeable and had some great pictures to show us, so we could compare past and present.
Katherine_S, May 2026
Josh gave a memorable history lesson as well as a life lesson. We will remember forever! Would highly recommend.
Christine_N, May 2026
Josh was a fantastic tour guide. The tour was excellent, we learned a lot. I really appreciated the seriousness & tone of the tour as the subject matter is dark at times. Overall a worthwhile experience!
Mahua_G, May 2026
Had a very good experience. Our guide, Josh has a very good knowledge about the Nazi and Munich history. He answered all the questions very well.
JOHN_D, May 2026
Excellent tour of Munich and very informative history lesson! It was very well organised and our guide Josh was very knowledgeable and friendly.
DIANE_S, May 2026
Josh was a walking teacher who loved sharing history in Munich. These are stories we need to see and hear.
Bruce_H, May 2026
Josh did a great job leading this tour of the darkest period of German history. I recommend it to anyone who’s interested in World War Two and the rise of fascism.
Soraya_P, May 2026
I don’t normally write negative reviews. I always think it’s the guide or myself having a bad day - the tour didn’t live up to my expectations or I had simply misunderstood the aim of the tour.There are always reasons & one must be aware of them. However, being kind, considerate & friendly is my most basic expectation on any tour guide, no matter what the content.
However, this tour was probably one of the worst that I had done in all my decades of travelling. Josh was rude, over-bearing, laid down strict rules from the start (?), was paranoid about phone cameras & treated all of us like 6 year olds.
I was humiliated & accused of recording the tour - something that I would never do, or even think of - simply because my phone was hanging on a lanyard around my neck. It was humiliating & he was very rude.
Unfortunately, I stayed till the last 15 mins of the tour (I wish I had left earlier). I had had enough. I learnt nothing new - except Josh’s very loud berating voice, always talking about himself in the third person & made us all feel that we had helped with the rise of Naziism - even though no one had been born till decades after WW2 had ended.
I can’t believe I actually paid money to be berated & humiliated. Was it so hard for Josh to be welcoming, friendly & informative?
I have enjoyed 99% of the tours on Viator - this wasn’t one of them. What a bad experience for my last day in Munich.
The reason I am writing this review is that - I was really looking forward to this tour & was bitterly dissapointed. I feel obliged to give everyone the option of thinking twice about the tour. I really wished someone had warned me - & I could have spent 2hrs 45 mins of my last day in Munich, in a much more pleasant environment.
If I ever go back to Munich, I will stay clear of this company.
KenJ_B, May 2026
Very informative tour. Lots of new information
Would do a tour with Josh again. The pictures were a great addition
David_W, May 2026
It was a very sobering experience discovering how Hitler caused the death of countless millions during his regime. Our tour guide Josh had in depth knowledge of the political and economic circumstances that contributed towards Hitler’s rise to power since WW1 and the devastation caused to his home country Germany.
Josh was a passionate, educated and articulate guide and I would strongly recommend him to anyone interested in knowing about the Third Reich regime.
Meghan_P, May 2026
This walking tour was fantastic! Our guide, Alex, was so knowledgeable about the history of the city and kept the tour entertaining. The tour was well paced and the additional pictures/information he had to show us at different locations was interesting and added to the tour. He took his time to talk and get to know everyone in the group as we were walking between stops. I highly recommend this tour and our tour guide, Alex!!
Severn_P, May 2026
Josh was very knowledgeable. He gave a great tour and was very thorough about the growth of the Nazi movement. Very Interesting.
Denise_O, Apr 2026
The tour guide Josh (not José 😉) provides a lot of information and shows quite some interesting spots in the city center. The pictures he shows add to this. He was very considerate of the group, answering questions and adjusting his tempo. Although, we are of the opinion that he could have been a bit more nuanced. Sometimes it was a bit too black and white.
Giorgio_M, Apr 2026
I have mixed feelings about this tour: on one hand, Josh, the guide, was clearly knowledgeable about WW2 and the rise of the 3rd Reich. On the other hand, it felt more like a lecture than a walking tour. It would have been perfectly fine if we had been sitting somewhere taking a lesson, but if I do a walking tour, I expect to walk around the city and see landmarks where significant things happened. Although, we didn't even visit the upstairs room at Hofbrauhaus! We rather spent half an hour in front of each of the memorial plaques in Marienplatz which we could have read by ourselves.
All in all, the contents are good if you are interested about the topic, but I think some reorganisation is needed in order to better fulfill the "walking tour" format.
As a last note, I also find it ridiculous having to tip the guide when you have already paid almost 30€!
Julie_Y, Apr 2026
Josh was absolutely engaging and provided more history and context than I have ever had on any other tour! He clearly is dedicated to sharing this history with others- highly recommend!!
Sam_C, Apr 2026
This was likely the best tour experience we've ever had. Josh was unbelievably organized and interesting. He is a performer. We liked that he was on time, ready to go, requested tickets, set out the guidelines (no phones while he was talking - so refreshing and needed!), and simply displayed a passion for every single part of the tour. He had pictures and audio and heartfelt stories that stirred the soul. He had everyone's attention for almost 3 hrs and he earns every bit of whatever he is paid. If you get a chance to have this guy, make sure to book this tour and tip him well. Thanks Josh, for an amazing time, a highlight of our time in Munich. We learned so much about this sad part of Munich's history and felt like we were walking through history with him. We will always remember your passion for and commitment to delivering your tour - thank you.
Keith_F, Apr 2026
EXCELLENT tour of Munich focused on Hitler's building of the Nazi movement, but with so much more. Our guide Alex was a native Munich man who spoke perfect English. He easily handled any question or comment from our multinational group. He included information about past & current German culture, Munich's past and current arts scene, and many insider tidbits about the city and the country beyond its history with Hitler. With the group's encouragement, Alex even extended the tour for 30 minutes so we could visit more sites. Be forewarned though - this involves LOTS of walking! Alex provided occasional opportunities to sit along the way, but you essentially walk for 3+ hours (one restroom break). Also, the description states that the endpoint is different from the starting point, but it should be made clear that the endpoint is 1.2 miles away from the starting point. It was easy to get back to Marienplatz, but walking another mile was tiring after all the tour's walking. Very pleased with this tour - a great bargain for the price! Highly recommend!
Eileen_W, Apr 2026
This tour starts right under the glockenspiel in Marienplatz, where the Munich Information Center is located. The guides came from the Information Centre right a little past 10, in time for the 10:10am start. Josh was our guide. Funny, intelligent, honest, he had a large book of pictures that he showed as we moved from location to location. He shared the significance of the buildings. He told the history in the most honest way, not leaving out the ugly or gut-wrenching but ensuring that we learned the ugliness and capability of humans to do evil, as well as to resist evil, from history. His touching tribute to the people who died, the soldiers and young men who were taken away from their mothers to fight and die in war, was such a powerful experience that I cannot describe. My family and I highly recommend walking this tour with Josh, choose a sunny day, cancel and re-schedule to a sunny day because it is more enjoyable with a lot more to see compared to rainy walks. This was probably our best tour, and my only regret was, we did not reschedule it as one of the earlier tours in our spring break week, but rather the last tour on our packing and rest day. 100 stars.
Cybill_S, Apr 2026
I was admittedly both excited and also dreading this tour, given the content I knew it would contain. In spite of this, Josh was a magnanimous tour guide, incredibly knowledgeable, and very engaging. I suspect he himself may be a time traveler, given his expansive intelligence around this tragic topic and his incredible book of photos and propaganda. He made space for the heaviness of the conversation and conveyed information with insight, remorse, and applicable context around the city, citing multiple landmarks and relevant motifs all over Munich. While I typically only book tours on vacation that contain levity and light entertainment, I’m grateful for the knowledge perspective Josh provided while also showing the beauty and tenacity of Germany.
Angela_W, Apr 2026
Best walking tour! Josh was incredible, so knowledgeable and also engaging, highly recommended!! Even with kids he could navigate how to share and how to explain it.
Jamie_B, Apr 2026
What an incredible tour!!! Josh was amazing and his knowledge was better than any history book! My kids learned more in 1.5 hours than they have a whole year in a history class! Would take any other tour he offered!
Kevin_b, Mar 2026
Josh is a great guide. He is extremely knowledgeable and provides a lot of interesting color about this period of Munich's history. It's absolutely worth a few hours.
Dewayne_U, Mar 2026
Wonderful tour and very knowledgeable and passionate tour guide. Josh provided us with an excellent review of the topic and guided us through the relevant artifacts.
Julie_S, Mar 2026
If you are interested in the history around WW2 then this is the tour for you. We did it on our first morning in Munich so it was a great way to get our bearings. Josh was extremely knowledgeable and an excellent guide.
Edmund_S, Mar 2026
This tour was everything I was hoping it would be and more. Josh was very well educated on the impact this period in history had on the city and the people who were there. You will see a lot of incredibly relevant places that help give you a better understanding of what a significant tragedy this was.
Yvie_M, Mar 2026
Good tour …Ross was informative …interesting to see the places it all began…the architecture alone is worth seeing
Sabrina_F, Mar 2026
Amazing expierence and a wonderful tour guide: knowledge expert & friendly. It was filled with unquie spots to historic key notes, while also bringing today and the our past.
Cameron_C, Mar 2026
Very enlightening and moving tour about the start of Nazi-ism. It may be a bit longer so keep that in mind. Depends on the questions asked during the tour
Simon_B, Mar 2026
A great overview of the history of the formation of the Nazi party in Munich. Our guide, Aileen, was very knowledgeable and made the tour very interesting.
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