Berlin Museum Island Tours

Experience life in socialist East Germany with a trip to Berlin’s award-winning DDR Museum to understand life under the dictatorship of the former DDR government between 1949 and 1989. Avoid the long queues with your skip the line entrance ticket which admits you to all areas of the museum. This interactive museum allows you to sit in an authentic Trabi car, undergo a Stasi interrogation or visit a replicated East German apartment complete with original television programming and more.

Discover Museum Island at your own pace in the company of best selling author Rory MacLean. Start at the Schlossplatz – Berlin's original seat of power, its Westminster and St Paul’s, its White House, Smithsonian and Pentagon . Take in the rebuilt Schloss, from where in 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm sent a million men to their deaths at Verdun, Ypres and Passchendaele. Discover why five magnificent museums – which trace the development of civilizations throughout the ages – make Museuminsel such a celebrated UNESCO World Heritage site. You can start the walk at your convenience. Audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline. If you've got an hour and want to understand why Europe owes so much to the Age of Enlightenment – this is the tour for you!

"This UNESCO World Heritage site, Museum Island, is a truly unique collection of museums and one of the most architecturally beautiful places in Berlin. I’m excited to share my enthusiasm for this extraordinary place with you on this tour!" Feeling overwhelmed by the offerings on Museum Island? This tour provides a comprehensive introduction to the five museums, exploring their history, architecture, and giving you an overview of the impressive collections. The tour is an exterior visit of the buildings, including some of the entrance halls and courtyards. No admission tickets are needed for these explorative visits. This tour serves as the perfect introduction to the Museum Island, leaving you well-prepared to decide which museum you would like to explore further on your own. The tour ends on the Museum Island, which is a super central spot to continue the day. You could have a coffee break in one of the museum cafés and continue with a prepared museum visit!

Exciting, multimedia and emotional. The true story of the wall. A must for anyone who wants to grasp one of the most dramatic historical events in German history. The audiovisual exhibition spans a dramatic arc from the German division and the construction of the Berlin Wall over the Cold War and the fate of the victims of the Wall, to the historic events that caused the fall of the Berlin Wall. On more than 100 screens with original film recordings from the period from 1945 to 1990 - the most beautiful day of the Germans - the reunification! The exhibition deals with the post-war period, the temporary division of Germany by the victorious powers and the concomitant hardening of the relations between East and West, which finally brought the founding of the FRG and the GDR, as well as the first establishment of a wall around West Berlin.

The Trabant was the pinnacle of East German automotive engineering. Nowadays it's hard to see Trabis on the streets. Visit Trabi Museum Berlin and experience the many facets of the Trabi - from daily life to holidays, and from a family vehicle to a racing car.

This lavish publication presents the Neues Museum, badly damaged during the Second World War and recently restored and reopened, in all its glory. Numerous full-page photographs magnificently showcase both the museum's architecture and its collection One of the great museums of the 19th century, the Neues Museum in Berlin, built between 1843 to 1855 to a design by Friedrich August Stuler, was celebrated both for its important collections and its innovative integration of exhibition concept and magnificent interior designs. The British architect David Chipperfield and his team, whose work skilfully combines a rigorous respect for the original architecture on the one hand, with a commitment to modern design and contemporary exhibition needs on the other. This lavish publication presents the reopened Neues Museum in all its glory. Numerous full-page photographs magnificently showcase both the museum's architecture and its collection.

You explore a new environment and get to know each other. When solving puzzles, you look for the right path. Past the Old City Palace, today's Humboldt Forum, through the Lustgarten and the Kolonnadenhof, you discover exciting sides of Berlin. You will get the answers to the quiz questions if you look around carefully and, for example, count the number of stairs or choose the color of a building. Sometimes you have to guess. But don't worry, even if you don't answer the question correctly, the quiz and your tour will continue! Have fun dating!

You explore a new environment and get to know each other. When solving puzzles, you look for the right path. Past the Ribbeck House, you reach the Humboldt Forum and with a bit of luck, you will spot the Berlin TV Tower from there. Marvel at the sights of the capital. You will get the answers to the quiz questions if you look around carefully and, for example, count the number of stairs or choose the color of a building. Sometimes you have to guess. But don't worry, even if you don't answer the question correctly, the quiz and your tour will continue! Have fun dating!