The one-hour site tour invites visitors to search for historical traces at the site of the former Nazi terror headquarters and enables a critical examination of the Nazi past and the way this “place of perpetrators” was dealt with after 1945 up to the creation of the “Topography of Terror” memorial and learning site.

The permanent exhibition “Topography of Terror: Gestapo, SS and Reich Security Main Office on Wilhelm- and Prinz-Albrecht-Straße” focuses on the central institutions of the SS and police during the “Third Reich” and the crimes that they committed throughout Europe.

Along the architectural remains and traces of the former SS and police institutions, the tour provides insights into the local history and the way this “place of perpetrators” was dealt with after 1945. The subsequent guided tour throug the permanent exhibition focuses on the motives and scope of action of the perpetrators who committed crimes throughout Europe.