Things to do in Berlin, Germany: The Best Literary, Art & Music Tours

Enjoy one of the world’s most impressive art scenes in Berlin. On this 3-hour walk through Berlin’s galleries with an art historian guide, learn about the rise of Berlin as a European art center on light walks through some of the city's most creative neighborhoods. Visit galleries featuring the area's most innovative artists. The day you visit depends on where you go, think the Mitte or Potsdamer Straße areas, but expect your guide to put you in front of pieces worth talking about with the group.

Inclusions: Professional art historian guide, Private tour

Exclusions: Entrance fees to KW Institute for Contemporary Art (approximately €6 for adults and €4 for seniors/students), Food and drinks, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Explore Berlin’s vibrant art scene. Visit artist studios, the best galleries and art collections - meet the creators and personalities behind them. Our 4-hour Berlin private tours are designed for world explorers, we grant access to Berlin’s vibrant art scene. Our creative guides unlock the distinct local character, architecture, and histories of Berlin’s most dynamic neighborhoods. We’ll take in exclusive presentations of stellar works of art behind studio and gallery doors as we listen to captivating anecdotes, while getting first-hand access to original artworks and special editions. Get to know the mix of classic and avant-garde art and culture - and learn about the origin of Europe’s leading Creative City from some of its most inspiring people.

Inclusions: Private guide, Drinks & Snacks, Taxis, Entrance fees

Exclusions: Optional dining and beverages

Artists tell you the secrets, the history, the techniques, the rules and the personal stories of graffiti and street art in a walk through a city whose walls are canvasses. A comprehensive history of graffiti and its culture. Berlin's air is thick with paint. Its soundtrack is the clack-clack of a spraycan in the night. Tags tell as much of a story as five storey murals, a blast from a high pressured fire extinguisher can be as expressive as a centuries old canvas from a Dutch master. And we know the history and the culture of it all. Let artists themselves show you the sweetest spots and the finest pieces, whilst giving a comprehensive history of urban art in its modern day Mecca. See huge murals, heaven spots and and throw-ups. Learn about trainbombing and tagging, stencils, paste-ups, stickers and everything in between. Tour includes Urban Nation gallery. Covers Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Schöneberg.

Inclusions: Tour guide

Exclusions: An AB Metro Ticket

Join us on this one of a kind authentic Berlin Street Art Tour with a local expert guide. This tour centers around the weird and crazy things that make Berlin so unique. Our guides will bring the group to some of our favorite street art sites in the city, and along the way show off all the crazy things that make Kreuzberg well Kreuzberg

Inclusions: In-person guide

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Get lost in the cultures of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia on this private guided tour of two of the most important cultural museums in Berlin.This unforgettable experience allows you to take a journey through history in just 3-hours. And they said the impossible couldn’t be accomplished! Both these museums will send you on a whirlwind tour around the ancient world without having to step a foot off Museum Island. Highlights Generally Include: Museum Island The Bust of Nefertiti The Berlin Green Man The Berlin Gold Hat The Skull of the Neanderthal Market Gate of Miletus Pergamon Altar Ishtar Gate

Inclusions: SKIP-THE-LINE GUIDED MUSEUM TOUR (Both Museums), TOUR GUIDE EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU, DURATION 2.5 HOURS, WHEELCHAIR FRIENDLY, ALL ENTRANCE FEES & free entry to all 5 of Museums w/ Museum Island Day Pass

Exclusions: Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi), Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL), Temporary exhibitions NOT included

On this tour we visit East side Gallery - the open-air graffiti gallery on the east side of the Berlin Wall, 1.3 km away. The murals of Kreuzberg, famous all over the world as an expression of the movement of political and social contestation during the years of the Wall.  Kreuzberg is one of the most characteristic districts of Berlin, which combines multiculturalism and artistic liveliness. Considered a border district before the fall of the Wall, Kreuzberg is today the nerve center of the city. . The Turkish community is concentrated there, but there are also many university students, often foreigners. Visit Urban Space, the brand new and first International Street Art Museum. It also boasts a thematic library formed thanks to the donation of the American reporter Martha Cooper of New York

Inclusions: entrance to the street art museum, multilingual guide, Guaranteed tour with min 2 people

Exclusions: other museums or particular entrances

Besides being a bustling and pulsating metropol, Berlin also offers an abundance of lakes, rivers and canals which harmonises the busy city life. You are going to experience modern architectural works from international master architects such as Alvar Aalto, Oscar Niemeyer and many others as well as protected historic monuments. The walk along the “River Spree” will give you satisfying new and different impressions from Berlin and you are guaranteed to return with images not otherwise found on ordinary tours of the city. This tour includes a lunch break at a nice and affordable cafe (lunch not included in the price).

Inclusions: Private photography tour, Professional photographer guide

Exclusions: Lunch (you pay for what you eat)

On this tour you will hear about urban change by getting to know the local subculture and art scene. It is a special experience focusing on current events and recent history of Berlin. It is a private tour, in small groups, so each guest can ask question and the tour will be interactive. We provide knowledge about urban development, urban change, activism, subculture, clubculture and art. We are real Berliners sharing our personal experiences about this city as well as academic knowledge about historical and political context. We offer a unique inside view on Berlins cultural scene that you cannot get elsewhere.

Inclusions: Soda/Pop, All Fees and Taxes

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Come on one of the craziest sightseeing tours. We dance the city and well-known streets. With numerous promotions in combination with evergreens from the 80s and 90s Our entertaining fitness instructor will guide you through the district in two hours, past many sights. The first mobile silent disco that also keeps you fit. Spontaneous flash mobs, dancing and singing - entertaining commentary. Fun and easy fitness outdoors. For all ages. A light basic fitness is required. You can move freely and skip one or the other action. Our headphones have a long range and the volume can be adjusted individually. Social distancing is absolutely feasible here. Also fun when it rains. No mask requirement, but strict distance maintenance (at least 1.5m) - range of the headphones at least 75m.

Inclusions: headphone, Umbrella in the rain

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Discover how the Cold War of the 1970s inspired Bowie's classic Berlin albums. On this 3-hour tour, you'll explore Berlin, which he described as “cut off from its world, art and culture, dying with no hope of retribution,” with a specialist guide. Follow Bowie's trail to the building he shared with Iggy Pop, and take a stroll by Hansa Studios, where Bowie’s music reached its creative peak. Plus, discover Bowie's strange inspirational attachment to his adopted dystopia of Cold War angst.

Inclusions: Tour guide (historian, professor, doctoral student, journalist, or published author)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Transportation to/from attractions: You will need to use public transport a few times, since the distances between some key sites would be too far to walk. If you will not have a few days visitor's transit pass to Berlin already, we suggest that you purchase the day metro pass. If you cannot purchase it in advance, your guide will help you purchase it at the first metro station on the tour