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Leipzig's Communist Past: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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Free cancellation available
Up to 24 hours before the start time
Duration: 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes

Step behind the Iron Curtain and explore the City of Heroes on your own terms with this self-guided audio tour. Using your smartphone and the VoiceMap app, you will walk Leipzig’s vibrant medieval center while peeling back layers of history to reveal life under the East German regime in the 1980s.

Guided by immersive narration that triggers automatically via GPS at the right time and place, you will retrace the steps of the brave protesters who defied the Stasi secret police. From the ominous Museum in der Runden Ecke—the former Stasi headquarters—to the inspiring Nikolaikirche, you will hear stories of fear, courage, and the People Power that helped tear down the Berlin Wall.

This tour offers total flexibility, allowing you to start anytime, pause for photos, and explore at your own pace. Highlights include the Gewandhaus, Oper Leipzig, Mädler-Passage, Thomaskirche, and the ancient Moritzbastei. Simply download the tour, plug in your headphones, and let the history unfold.

What's included

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

What's not included

    What's not included
    • Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
    • Smartphone and headphones
    • Transportation
    • Food/Drink

    Audio guide available in multiple languages

    English

    Additional information

    Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

    Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Not wheelchair accessible

    Location

    Departure point

    Hauptbahnhof, Leipzig, 04109
    Starts outside the West Entrance. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.

    End point

    Moritzbastei, Kurt-Masur-Platz 1, Leipzig, 04109

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