Free audio walk in Berlin
Unter den Linden
- 51 min
- 2.2 km
- 12 stops
- Free
Starts at Unter Den Linden 71
About this walk
Starting at the Brandenburg Gate, this short walk takes you along Unter den Linden — Berlin’s most famous boulevard. The avenue has witnessed emperors, parades, destruction, and rebirth, and its grand buildings still tell those stories today. From museums to monuments, every step reveals another piece of Berlin’s remarkable past. The walk begins at the Brandenburg Gate and ends along Unter den Linden.
The stops
Walk them in order; each story plays when you reach its pin.
- 1Stop 1
Brandenburg Gate
This ancient gate has been stolen, bombed, walled off, and cheered at by millions.
Read the story - 2Stop 2
The Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate
The golden chariot above you has been kidnapped, reborn, and reborn again over two centuries.
Read the story - 3
- 4Stop 4
The Stalin Statue of Unter den Linden
A giant bronze dictator once stood steps from where you are now, then vanished without a trace overnight.
Read the story - 5Stop 5
The History of Unter der Linden
This boulevard has been bombed, burned, and rebuilt, yet it refuses to disappear.
Read the story - 6Stop 6
Humboldt University of Berlin
This university opened with mouldy walls and no chairs, and still changed the world.
Read the story - 7Stop 7
Berlin State Opera
This building has burned, been bombed, and come back stronger every single time.
Read the story - 8Stop 8
Bebelplatz
This quiet, elegant square once witnessed one of history's most chilling acts of cultural destruction.
Read the story - 9Stop 9
Alte Bibliothek
This building's nickname is funnier than you'd expect from a royal Prussian library.
Read the story - 10Stop 10
Princesses' Palace
This palace was built for three princesses who likely never spent a single night here.
Read the story - 11Stop 11
Neue Wache
You are standing above two real graves, and almost no one who visits here ever realizes it.
Read the story - 12Stop 12
The Zeughaus
The oldest building on this boulevard hides stone faces frozen in their final moments of agony.
Read the story
Ready when you are
Walk Unter den Linden with ROODS.
12 stops through Berlin, about 51 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.
