Historical Hitler Walking Tour of Vienna


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Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Vienna, Vienna

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour is done by a small team of 4 historians that want to make people aware of how fast things can change! Learn about the origins and early years of Hitler on a 2.5-hour walking tour of historic Vienna. On this tour, you will hear the History of Austria and Europe from 1900 until 1955. Alongside your guide, you'll find out the answer to the following questions: How did an Austrian postcard painter turn into the world’s most hated man? Where could Hitler and Stalin have met? Plus, you'll see the scars of World War II and visit the only synagogue to survive the Holocaust. Take a deeper look into the darkest days of Vienna’s history.


What's Included

Licensed and knowledgeable guide

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities for the guide (optional)

Hotel pickup and drop-off


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 6
  • CHILD: Age: 7 - 16
  • ADULT: Age: 17 - 99

Additional Info

  • Due to many cobblestones on our route, not recommended for guest within a wheelchair
  • Face masks are not required for travelers in public areas, but of course if you will fell more safe, please use one. If the groups are larger than 15 persons we always provide our guests with sound advice so that they can hear the gudie better and keep d
  • Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes
  • Service animals allowed
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Due to Vienna's unpredictable weather, please bring water, sunblock, raincoat or umbrella
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

On May 25, 1869, the opening was celebrated in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth with a premiere of Don Juan by Mozart. But than after 1938 everything changed including the cultural life in Vienna changed.After the "Anschluss" of Austria, Adolf Hitler visited the State Opera on June 19 and October 27, 1938. The period of National Socialism saw the departure, persecution and murder of artists and employees. For several works there was a ban on performance.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Memorial Against War & Fascism
The Memorial against War and Fascism is the work of Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka. It has stood since 1988 on Vienna's Albertinaplatz - named after Helmut Zilk in 2009. The memorial it is intended to serve as a reminder of the darkest era in Austrian history. It is dedicated to all victims of war and fascism.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Akademie der bildenden Kunste
Art school that didnt accept Hitler as a student

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Heldenplatz
Heldenplatz on March 15, 1938
Hitler's speech from the balcony of the Neue Hofburg has become the epitome of the National Socialist seizure of power and the broad approval of it - and the trauma "Heldenplatz" for the Second Republic.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial
Mahnmal für die österreichischen jüdischen Opfer der Schoah

Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah
Detail Memorial for the Austrian Jewish victims of the Shoah
In memory of the more than 65,000 Austrian Jews who were murdered by the National Socialists between 1938 and 1945.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Stadttempel Synagogue
The "Seitenstettentempel" is hidden behind a tenement building.
The main synagogue of Vienna is located at Seitenstettengasse 4. According to the regulations in force at that time, non-Catholic places of worship had to be hidden and could not be visible from the street. Therefore, the synagogue stands behind a five-story apartment building. Above the entrance gate of the street building is the inscription: "Come to his gates with thanksgiving, to his courts with praise!"

on this tour you will visit also other places, we have just added to list the main attractions.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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