Historical Hitler Walking Tour of Vienna
After meeting your guide outside the Albertina Museum, walk with them to the Vienna State Opera to begin learning about the effect Hitler’s rise had on Austria and the city’s important arts scene. Continue strolling through the historical center of Vienna to the Memorial Against War & Fascism and other less well-known places that serve as reminders of this dark period of Austria’s history. Follow your guide to the art school that rejected Hitler to learn about his early days, before reaching Heldenplatz to head about the significant 1938 speech given here. Across the far side of the historical center, learn about Vienna’s Jewish population at the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial and pay your respects to the thousands of Austrian Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Before finishing up at nearby Schwedenplatz, find out why the Stadttempel Synagogue is hidden from sight behind tenement buildings.
Highlights
- ✓An educational tour designed for history buffs
- ✓Learn about Adolf Hitler’s early life and visit Jewish architecture that survived the Holocaust
- ✓See the devastation caused by more than 100,000 WWII bombs
- ✓Admire Vienna landmarks and receive recommendations from a guide
What you'll see & do
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Art school that didnt accept Hitler as a student
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Memorial at Morzinplatz Detail memorial at Morzinplatz The former luxury hotel "Metropole" became one of the most brutal Gestapo headquarters in the Third Reich.
- ✓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.
What's included
- ✓Licensed and knowledgeable guide
What's not included
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Gratuities for the guide (optional)
- ✓Food and drinks
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Due to many cobblestones on our route, not recommended for guest within a wheelchair
Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes
Due to Vienna's unpredictable weather, please bring water, sunblock, raincoat or umbrella
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Historical Hitler Walking Tour of Vienna
After meeting your guide outside the Albertina Museum, walk with them to the Vienna State Opera to begin learning about the effect Hitler’s rise had on Austria and the city’s important arts scene. Continue strolling through the historical center of Vienna to the Memorial Against War & Fascism and other less well-known places that serve as reminders of this dark period of Austria’s history. Follow your guide to the art school that rejected Hitler to learn about his early days, before reaching Heldenplatz to head about the significant 1938 speech given here. Across the far side of the historical center, learn about Vienna’s Jewish population at the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial and pay your respects to the thousands of Austrian Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Before finishing up at nearby Schwedenplatz, find out why the Stadttempel Synagogue is hidden from sight behind tenement buildings.
Highlights
- ✓An educational tour designed for history buffs
- ✓Learn about Adolf Hitler’s early life and visit Jewish architecture that survived the Holocaust
- ✓See the devastation caused by more than 100,000 WWII bombs
- ✓Admire Vienna landmarks and receive recommendations from a guide
What you'll see & do
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Art school that didnt accept Hitler as a student
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Memorial at Morzinplatz Detail memorial at Morzinplatz The former luxury hotel "Metropole" became one of the most brutal Gestapo headquarters in the Third Reich.
- ✓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.
What's included
- ✓Licensed and knowledgeable guide
What's not included
- ✓Hotel pickup and drop-off
- ✓Gratuities for the guide (optional)
- ✓Food and drinks
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Due to many cobblestones on our route, not recommended for guest within a wheelchair
Please wear comfortable shoes and clothes
Due to Vienna's unpredictable weather, please bring water, sunblock, raincoat or umbrella
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.