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Free cancellation available
Price is AU$10 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 42m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Look behind the concrete facades and imposed ideologies to discover the true heartbeat of Chemnitz. This is not an ordinary historical walk, but a psychological journey through a city that was constantly told who it should be, only to quietly and creatively rebel. From the bronze and granite weight of the Karl-Marx-Monument to the vibrant grassroots energy of the Brühl Boulevard, you explore how locals reclaimed their spaces, survived regime changes, and forged a new identity as Europe's cultural capital.

    • 3.2 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 102 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in identity, migration, globalization, and history
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Karl-Marx-Monument
    • Bruckenstrasse
    • 09107, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Karl-Marx-Monument
    • 10 Brückenstraße
    • 09111, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany

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Self-guided Podcast Tour The Soul of Chemnitz C the Unseen in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 42 minutes1h 42m
    1h 42m
  • Opening hours: Fri 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.71 x 1 AdultAU$9.71
Total
Price is AU$9.71

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey 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 transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Karl-Marx-Monument

  • 10m
The iconic 7.1-meter-high bronze head on a granite pedestal with a total height of over 13 metres, symbolising the imposed socialist identity of the city and its subsequent reclamation by the masses.

Stadthallenpark mit Skulpturengarten

  • 10m
A brutalist park that served as an emotional epicentre for the city's fight against right-wing extremism during the Wir-sind-mehr concert in 2018.

Kulturkaufhaus Tietz

  • 10m
A former department store from the Wilhelmine era, which has been transformed into a vibrant cultural centre and houses the ancient petrified forest.

Staatliches Museum fur Archaologie Chemnitz

  • 10m
An architectural masterpiece by Erich Mendelsohn, which survived Aryanization and war and now serves as the State Museum of Archaeology.

Hartmannfabrik - Besuchs- und Informationszentrum für Chemnitz 2025

  • 10m
A huge former locomotive factory being converted into the headquarters for the Chemnitz 2025 initiative as the European Capital of Culture.

Bruhl Boulevard

  • 10m
Once a decaying ghost town, this street is today the vibrant, grassroots heart of Chemnitz's cultural un-branding.

Location

Activity location

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    Karl-Marx-Monument
    • Bruckenstrasse
    • 09107, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Karl-Marx-Monument
    • 10 Brückenstraße
    • 09111, Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany

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