Learn about the reasons and consequences of the division of Germany into two parts. Discover the interactive DDR Museum without standing in a long queue. Enjoy the comfort of skip-the-line ticket and save your time to explore as much as you can. During this unique tour we combine the museum’s interactive exhibitions with a walking tour of the city and sightseeing of the historical places.

Choose a basic 2-hours option to visit the DDR Museum. Exploring the exhibitions will be preceded by a fascinating introduction to the Cold War topic. Your 5-Stars Guide will acquaint you to the world of absorbing history without sparing fascinating curiosities and stories. The DDR Museum shows the everyday life and culture and the exhibits mainly come from private households. Exhibition is divided into theme-based areas as “Scarcity”, “School”, “Youth Culture”, “Leisure” and “State and Political Party”. The interactive exhibition encourages you to touch the exhibits and even try them out. Open the drawers and cabinets and find everyday objects and documents from those times. You can even watch some typical DDR news on a TV or sit behind the wheel of a Trabant car.

Discover more in a 4-hours tour. This option includes a visit at the DDR Museum as well. After exploring the exhibitions, take a walking tour around the Old Town with a Private 5-Stars Guide. See important sites as the Alexanderplatz which was transformed by the authorities of East Berlin. The area of the rebuilt “socialist” square was over four times larger than before the war. Visit the Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station. It was a major border crossing between East and West parts of Berlin. Pass by the Branderburg Gate, one of the most recognizable sites of Berlin. When the city was divaded, the gate stood in the center of the border area and could not be crossed. Stroll around the Potsdamer Platz. It was completely destroyed during WWII and then divaded into two parts by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War.