
A spectacular scavenger hunt awaits school classes at the Berlin Wall and is a great challenge as a puzzle tour 'Escape & Espionage'.
Last updated on 06/28/2026
A school trip to Berlin means learning and having fun at the same time. The city was founded back in 1183 and openly bears the traces of empire, war, division and reunification, making it ideal for bringing history to life outside the classroom. On the "Flucht & Spionage" school rally, the Berlin Wall becomes the backdrop for a tricky scavenger hunt, a graffiti workshop lets you create your first own street art, and in the Berliner Unterwelten you head down into hidden bunkers. If you would rather go up, the Fernsehturm at Alexanderplatz offers views across the whole city. Whether a memorial, a museum or a currywurst in between, every class will find a programme here that combines knowledge and team spirit. Which activity suits your class?
Ellen Mehrhoff-Roddewig
For this list I looked for the places where history comes alive for pupils and does not just sit in a textbook. What mattered to me was active participation, offers designed specifically for groups and a good mix of serious topics and fun. That way the school trip stays memorable, without anyone standing around bored for half the time.

A spectacular scavenger hunt awaits school classes at the Berlin Wall and is a great challenge as a puzzle tour 'Escape & Espionage'.

MyGraffitiworkshops in Berlin offers creative street art workshops with great professional tips for school classes.

Those looking for special cultural sites can embark on an exciting discovery tour in Berlin's underworlds.

Countless people visit the Field of Stelae near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin daily. However, few Berliners and tourists know that there is also a free exhibition located beneath the Holocaust Memorial.

The Reichstag houses the largest plenary hall in Europe, spanning 1,200 m²!

The Hohenschönhausen Memorial is located in the former central Stasi prison of the GDR.

The best view over Berlin is offered by the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz. At 368 meters, it is not only the tallest building in Berlin, but in all of Germany!

Authentic Berlin Currywurst can be tasted at the popular family-run business Curry61!