Free audio walk in Berlin
First Glimpse of Berlin
- 70 min
- 4.5 km
- 8 stops
- Free
Starts at Platz Der Republik 7
About this walk
If it’s your first time wandering through Berlin’s streets, this is the walk you simply can’t skip. It takes you past the city’s most iconic sights, weaving together history, architecture, and that unmistakable Berlin buzz. From moving memorials to lively squares, every step tells a story and gives you a taste of what makes this city unforgettable. The walk begins and ends at different locations.
The stops
Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.
- 1
- 2Stop 2
Brandenburg Gate
This ancient gate has been stolen, bombed, walled off, and cheered at by millions.
Read the story - 3Stop 3
The Holocaust Memorial
2,710 concrete blocks stand in silence, each one carrying a weight no number can measure.
Read the story - 4Stop 4
Topography of Terror
The ground beneath your feet was once the nerve center of the most feared police state in history.
Read the story - 5Stop 5
Checkpoint Charlie
Two superpowers once pointed tanks at each other just steps from where you're standing.
Read the story - 6Stop 6
Gendarmenmarkt
This square holds centuries of Prussian ambition, Cold War erasure, and a poet watching it all unfold.
Read the story - 7Stop 7
Bebelplatz
This quiet, elegant square once witnessed one of history's most chilling acts of cultural destruction.
Read the story - 8Stop 8
Berlin Cathedral
This cathedral holds the bones of Prussian kings and an organ so powerful it can shake your chest.
Ready when you are
Walk First Glimpse of Berlin with ROODS.
8 stops through Berlin, about 70 minutes. Open ROODS in your browser, walk to the first pin and the story plays.
- Stories on a map, with narrated audio
- Walk at your own pace, stop where you like
- Runs in your browser. An app is optional.
