Berlin: Moving Forward with Its Past in View

Berlin is a city of many lives — once the seat of Hohenzollern power and mighty Prussia, the first capital of a unified Germany, and host of the 1936 Summer Olympics. It’s Germany’s largest city, home to the Spree River, Humboldt University, and a world-class collection of museums. But Berlin is more than its monuments. It became the ultimate Cold War frontline — a divided city that symbolized both a fractured nation and, ultimately, its reunification.

Because of its 20th-century history, Berlin isn’t easily defined — and that’s what makes it essential. It’s a city that reckons with its past while shaping a future defined by openness, resilience, and reflection. Our tour of Berlin focuses entirely on the presence of the Third Reich and divided Germany — not the battlefield, but the blueprint. We explore the ideas, ideologies, and lived realities that shaped the German capital — stories that still echo through stone, structure, and silence.

Berlin is history you can feel under your feet — and carry with you long after you leave.

Echoes of the Past and Present in Berlin:

• A thriving metropolis with a modernized government quarter
• Traditional and edgy culture — from universities and museums to street art and subcultures
• Visible traces of Berlin’s imperial past and the power of Prussia
• A culture of remembrance, with memorials to victims and resistance
• Remnants of the Berlin Wall and insights into daily life in the former GDR

Berlin challenges you — and that’s exactly why we go.