Tour Route

Berlin never patched most of what April 1945 did to its walls. The clearest place to start is a free, open courtyard on Museum Island, where bullet strikes sit in the colonnade stone at the height of a standing person. Here are seventeen places across the city where the marks are still there to find, how to tell what made each one, and which two need planning before you go.

The thing that stops most people booking a free walking tour is not knowing what happens. Here is the whole two-hour route, stop by stop, and how the tip-based model really works.

Almost the entire historic core of Berlin is a short walk west of Alexanderplatz. Here is what you can reach on foot from the World Clock, sorted by how far you have to walk.

The Berlin Wall runs straight through central Berlin, marked by a cobblestone line most visitors walk over without noticing. Here is where it crosses Mitte and how to read it on foot.

Behind the facades around Hackescher Markt, Berlin hides a second layer: connected inner courtyards, the Höfe, that most visitors walk straight past. Here is which passages to step into and in what order, from the tiled Hackesche Höfe to a street-art courtyard, a rose garden and a hand-made candy workshop, all within a ten-minute walk.

The Berlin Marathon puts a closed 42 kilometre loop through the middle of the city. Here are the confirmed 2026 start waves, the 2025 closure pattern, practical crossing advice and the places where watching is worth the effort.

Compare the real start, finish and walking time of five self-guided Berlin audio routes. Use the route map, offline checklist and guide-versus-audio rule before setting off.

A walking guide to the Hohenzollern footprint in Berlin: palace site, cathedral crypt, royal boulevard, museums and the places where Prussian power still shapes the city.

A practical local guide to walking Unter den Linden in Berlin, with the best direction, stops, shortcuts, mistakes to avoid and a simple route planner.

The Pergamon Museum in Berlin is completely closed for renovation until at least 4 June 2027. Here's exactly what you can — and can't — see on Museum Island in 2026, where to find the artifacts, and how to make the most of your visit.

The Berliner Dom is one of Berlin's most photographed landmarks — but most visitors know almost nothing about it. Here are seven surprising facts about Berlin's largest church, from its rivalry with the Vatican to the 90+ royal coffins hidden in the basement.

Berlin spent €680 million rebuilding a Baroque palace and turned it into a cultural center. Some love it, some hate it. Here's what's actually inside, what's free, what it costs, and why this building divides Berliners.

Museum Island has five world-class museums, but tickets aren't cheap and the Pergamon is closed until 2027. Here's exactly what each museum costs in 2026, which ones are worth it, what you can see for free, and the smartest way to save money.

How East Germany built the Berlin TV Tower from 1965 to 1969: Marienviertel, Sputnik design, Pope's Revenge, cost overruns and what to see today.

A practical guide to the Alte Nationalgalerie on Museum Island: temple architecture, Caspar David Friedrich, Impressionism, war damage and 2026 visit notes.

Is the Berlin TV Tower worth it in 2026? A local guide compares the view, EUR 28.50 tickets, queues, accessibility and better free or cheap alternatives.

Why my Berlin walking tour starts at Alexanderplatz, not Brandenburg Gate: route logic, World Clock meeting point, transport and where the tour ends.

The Lustgarten in Berlin looks peaceful today. Here is how it became a royal garden, parade ground, Nazi rally site, GDR square and picnic lawn.

A clear guide to the Weltzeituhr on Alexanderplatz: why East Berlin built a world clock in 1969, what the design means and how to read it today.

Hidden inside St. Mary's Church near Alexanderplatz is the Totentanz, a 22-metre medieval Dance of Death fresco that reveals Berlin's oldest layer.