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By Red Thread
Free cancellation available
Price is $7 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Enter the ultimate battlefield of modern football. This is not just a sports tour, but a provocative journey through the soul of an entire city. Find out how Leipzig has transformed from a decaying East German sports giant into a high-tech, corporation-controlled football stronghold. Explore hidden ruins, monumental socialist architecture, and the controversial rise of RB Leipzig. Will you defend tradition or embrace the future?

    • 4.8 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 135 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in history & memory and society & everyday life
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Mückenschlösschen
    • 86 Waldstraße
    • 04105, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mückenschlösschen
    • 86 Waldstraße
    • 04105, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

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Podcast Tour Wings and Ruins The Red Bull Leipzig Revolution in Multilingual

  • Earn $0.40
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 15 minutes2h 15m
    2h 15m
  • Opening hours: Fri 12:00am-11:59pm
  • English
Price details
$6.73 x 2 Adults$13.46
Total
Price is $13.46

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Exciting audio output in podcast style with experts and locals
  • Inclusions
    Interactive guide in the app for questions about history and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Verified facts incorporated into an exciting story
  • Inclusions
    Point-to-point navigation between stops

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Mückenschlösschen

  • 10m
A traditional beer garden that connects the historic Waldstraßenviertel with modern stadium culture.

Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 97

  • 10m
Former swimming stadium: The decaying ruins of the former GDR swimming stadium, a symbol of the collapse after reunification.

Glockenturm Festwiese

  • 10m
The iconic bell tower of 1956, a monumental symbol of the GDR's sporting ambitions.

Festwiese

  • 10m
A huge historical venue that illustrates the change from state spectacle to modern entertainment.

Red Bull Arena

  • 10m
The heart of the tour, where the architectural masterpiece and the controversial 50+1 rule are discussed.

Quarterback Immobilien Arena

  • 10m
The neighboring indoor arena, which illustrates the economic boom and gentrification of the area.

RB-Training Center Cottaweg

  • 10m
The state-of-the-art training ground that represents the data-driven future of global football.

Location

Activity location

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    Mückenschlösschen
    • 86 Waldstraße
    • 04105, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Mückenschlösschen
    • 86 Waldstraße
    • 04105, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

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