Explore the National Memorial which includes the Hall of the Red Army and visit the mausoleum that displayed the mummy of Klement Gottwald, first chairman of the KSC, the adjoining laboratory and temperature control center, and numerous sites that show the life of Prague under totalitarianism on this private 3-hour walking tour in Prague with an historian guide.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tram tickets
Historian guide
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Náměstí Republiky 1077/2
Please meet your guide outside Kostel Svaty Josef, Náměstí Republiky 1077/2, 110 00 Praha 1.
Return
Prague
Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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This tour involves a steep climb of 20 minutes up Vitkov Hill. If you have mobility issues, we suggest letting us know so that we can leave out Vitkov Hill and focus on other sites related to the Cold War in Prague.
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This tour involves a steep climb of 20 minutes up Vitkov Hill. If you have mobility issues, we suggest letting us know so that we can leave out Vitkov Hill and focus on other sites related to the Cold War in Prague.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
Walk through the pedestrian tunnel and observe the locked doors leading to nuclear bomb-shelter corridors build in the Cold War era and still maintained.
10 minutes
2
National Monument at Vitkov
National Monument commemorating the Czech and Slovak warriors of WWI. The Hall of the Soviet Soldier. The former mausoleum of the General Secretary and the Chairman of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, Klement Gottwald.
The monument to Jan Zizka -- the third largest bronze equestrian statue in the world.
30 minutes
3
Prague TV tower - Zizkov Television Tower
Best view of the Brutalist style Zizkov Television Tower.
5 minutes
4
Wenceslas Square (Vaclavske namEsti)
Walk through and consider the history of the square from its founding in the 14th century through it's tumultuous history of military parades of occupying powers to the tragic events of Prague Spring to the ecstatic gathering of the Velvet Revolution.
20 minutes
5
Upside-Down Statue of King Wenceslas Riding a Dead Horse
Admire the ironic sculpture of King Wenceslas and consider it's relevance to contemporary Central European political atmosphere.
Explore the National Memorial which includes the Hall of the Red Army and visit the mausoleum that displayed the mummy of Klement Gottwald, first chairman of the KSC, the adjoining laboratory and temperature control center, and numerous sites that show the life of Prague under totalitarianism on this private 3-hour walking tour in Prague with an historian guide.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Tram tickets
Historian guide
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Points
Departure
Náměstí Republiky 1077/2
Please meet your guide outside Kostel Svaty Josef, Náměstí Republiky 1077/2, 110 00 Praha 1.