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The previous price was RM 28 and current price is RM 22 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 23m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Dive into the 'Bundesdorf' and discover how a quiet little town on the Rhine accidentally became the center of the free world. For four decades, the Bonn Republic did not rule West Germany from monumental palaces, but from converted villas, glass bungalows, and even an old waterworks. This tour reveals the deliberately unmonumental architecture of a provisional capital that sought to hide its power, and the intimate, sometimes opaque political ecosystem that thrived in its narrow corridors. Experience the bittersweet nostalgia of a democratic time capsule that remained when the government moved back to Berlin.

    • 4.7 km self-guided tour with 8 stations over 143 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in history & memory and power, protest & public space
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Zoologisches Museum Konig
    • Adenauerallee 160
    • 53113, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Museum Koenig Bonn
    • 160 Adenauerallee
    • 53113, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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Podcast Tour Whispers and Architecture in Provisional Bonn in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 23 minutes2h 23m
    2h 23m
  • Opening hours: Tue 0:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
RM 27.36
RM 21.89 x 1 AdultRM 21.89
Total
The previous price was RM 27.36 and current price is RM 21.89
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging story
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the story and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Zoologisches Museum Konig

  • 10m
The symbolic birthplace of the republic, where the solemn opening of the Basic Law took place among stuffed animals.

Villa Hammerschmidt

  • 10m
The White House of Bonn, a 19th-century villa that served as the modest residence of the Federal President.

Palais Schaumburg

  • 10m
The first Federal Chancellery, where Konrad Adenauer shaped post-war Germany from a merchant's villa.

Kanzlerbungalow

  • 10m
The glass-encased, highly controversial residence of the chancellor, a symbol of democratic transparency.

Tulpenfeld

  • 10m
The former media center where politicians and journalists mixed in a dense, informal ecosystem.

Altes Wasserwerk: Ehemaliger Deutscher Bundestag

  • 10m
A water pumping station from the 19th century that served as a temporary home for the German parliament.

World Conference Center Bonn

  • 10m
The transparent, glass-dominated parliament building that was completed exactly when the capital moved to Berlin.

Langer Eugen

  • 10m
The strict, functionalist high-rise that housed the unglamorous daily life of legislative work.

Location

Activity location

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    Zoologisches Museum Konig
    • Adenauerallee 160
    • 53113, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Museum Koenig Bonn
    • 160 Adenauerallee
    • 53113, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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