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Checkpoint Charlie
Historic and Protected Site
Kreuzberg, Berlin
"important history spots around the Berlin Wall."(9 Tips)
"West Berlin during the Cold War"(9 Tips)
"I really left the #American #sector at #Checkpoint #Charlie in #Berlin. Yeah, I..."(6 Tips)
"A word of advice, make sure to stamp your passport."(16 Tips)
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Jackson TsaiMay 4, 2015Definitely a cool historical site, however the soldiers dressed in uniform will ask if you want a picture and charge you for it. You can also get your passport stamped here!
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Shaileshwori SharmaJanuary 30, 2016The preserving of history is always great but found the two guards over friendly with tourists. It's good for a quick walk through. Tip: save more time & energy for the museum which closes by 5 pm.- Artyom FedosovJuly 29, 2016Nasty tourist trap. There is nothing funny in the tragedy of German people, they should simply leave the checkpoint as it is, not organize performance with guards and so on. Disgusting.
Oh-Berlin.comSeptember 17, 2012The only way in or out of communist East Berlin after the creation of the Berlin Wall in 1961. It gets its name from the phoenetic alphabet, after checkpoint Alpha and Checkpoint Bravo.Read more here! Read more
GaëlleJune 10, 2018Checkpoint Charlie is a symbol of the Cold War. Is a important landmarks in Berlin and representing the separation of East and West of Berlin. It’s full of tourists.
VictoriaGMarch 20, 2016The exhibition is huge and comprehensive, however sometimes off-topic. Plus translations into English and Russian are faulty and inconsistent. Worth visiting to realize the tragedy of the wall
LauJune 28, 2015Beware tourist! The staffs there will push you if you try to take photos even from distance... Saying it's not free to take photo €2 / person
Amit GaharwarMarch 26, 2019I liked it only because of its historical significance. Otherwise this place has been reduced to a tourist trap.
MarkusDecember 22, 2012You'll get an original Visa to visit "East-Berlin" (DDR) with original stamps from the time before 1990 for 10 €. Nice memory in your Berlin journey.- LocalGuddyMarch 21, 2017Checkpoint Charlie is the crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947 - 1991) It is a must see place if you are interested in history of Berlin. Read more
mizz linDecember 31, 2016You have to pay 3 euros for a photo or the boys might yell at ya . Mc D's toilet charges 0.50 euros to use the loo. Souvenier shop has a wall sticker of the original post. Worth a look
Yuliana ArdibrataApril 15, 2013I was very curious about this place. And indeed it is a very interesting place to visit. Especially if you are interested in German's history.
Io As SoonApril 6, 2017This district is charged of history. You could visit the museum, take a pic to the checkpoint with guards and have a drink very close afterwards.
Christopher WilliamsJuly 8, 2017It's touristy, but that's part of the point of how much things have changed. The museum next door is a little chaotic but fascinating and worth a visit
Mark LeeSeptember 11, 2020Truly humbling to realise the trauma of division in Berlin between western (FR, GB, US) sectors and eastern Soviet sector (later GDR capital Berlin). Border here was north Soviet / south US.
welcome to Checkpoint Charlie! Make sure to visit the museum. The exhibits ate disorganized but are very informative. It is well worth the price of admission.
Mihály MedovarszkiAugust 6, 2014Two men posing as soldiers with flags for money, idiot toursits everywhere in the middle of a crossroads. Visit the Topographie des Terrors museum instead at the next corner on Niederkirchnerstraße.
Domnule ObzenJuly 18, 2015Easy to find and interesting. You can take a picture and pay in dollars or euros. The museum is very informative as well.
KatrinaNovember 19, 2014Very famous spot in History. Tour bus will go here. Small but very interesting.
Celeste PulmanSeptember 28, 2017Set a good few hours aside. It's not a great layout and it could do with a spruce up but there's some really cool interesting stories hidden all over the place.
Philip HeJanuary 2, 2017Very detailed exhibition about the wall and many others. Worth a two hour visit.
The Ritz-CarltonSeptember 13, 2012East Berliners tunnelled, dived, ballooned and zip-wired to the West when the Cold War offered cold comfort. It’s these great escape stories that make Checkpoint Charlie unmissable.- Roman LackoJuly 26, 2016Famous historical site, former border crossing between East and West Berlin. A piece of very sad period of our history.
Katya BazhanSeptember 21, 2014You can make best solo pictures for free in the evening. In case want rhe photo with the actors in uniform you should do it till 19 p. m.
Katie ZecharJuly 7, 2017Fun to go at least once. Ignore the fact that the reenactors' uniform wouldn't pass inspection on a good day :p
Joanne MoussaFebruary 21, 2018Cool place to take a souvenir photo with the 2 soldiers. 3 euros per person for more multiple photos.
Carshénah Jefferson SiegenthalerMarch 1, 20202020 update. The actors who play soldiers and take your money are no longer here. Was told they stamp your Official Passport for fun so DON’T DO IT. Very historical place and must see.
Darleny LopezJanuary 15, 2016Lovely historic site, you must go to the museum, so much history behind that check point. Don't miss it!
Ratko PericSeptember 26, 2017Nothing more than a tourist trap.If you want to take pictures you need to pay 3eur per person and per photo.Otherwise, they are hiding behind the flags and covering their faces.They are very roude.
Hayo BartApril 20, 2019Very busy tourist spot. Wanting a photo with the checkpoint? Expect paying a fee, the guards are quite thorough on enforcing it. Don't want to pay? Come before opening, which is at 10:00.
Stephen 🥞🍱🍣🍛🍜🍘🍟🍔🥨🍰🥑July 29, 2016Good to see one of the main boarders between the east and west and read about the history.
Jessica HurlAugust 24, 2019cool to visit but there are no english info leaflets but there are french german spanish ect
Beste GÜLÇÜR KAPLANJanuary 14, 2017It is a crossing point between east and West Berlin. Actually I don't like the things that remind sad memories and history. Maybe this is the reason why I don't like Berlin very much.
FilmsquareJune 2, 2013James Bond travels through Checkpoint Charlie in Octopussy (1983); he is driven there by M to find the train Octopussy is using to help Kamal Khan and Gen. Orlov smuggle jewellery through the border. Read more
Ruth MadrigalJuly 8, 2018Nothing really special. As other have mentioned, it's highly commercialized and full of tourist traps. Not so much to see if you're looking for an educational experience.
Robin BertelsJanuary 20, 2015"You are entering the American Sector. Carrying weapons off duty forbidden. Obey traffic rules."Upvoted Feb 21- Mark LeeSeptember 12, 2020Moving experience not to be missed if visiting Berlin. Photos nearby of the sad days of division make one think.
- Sandy OrrAugust 30, 2021It’s very commercial in this area but there were no guards or performances when I was here. That said, think about the history and hope we never get there again.
John 忠威 suɐɥ Dyke🐑August 31, 2014This is a must see sight in Berlin. See the amazing lengths people went to in order to flee the DDR
Freefri A.May 1, 2012A potent symbol of the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie was the main gateway for Allies, other non-Germans and diplomats between the two Berlins from 1961 to 1990.
HectorJanuary 12, 2015Very close to the U6, historical site, worth visit for every American (and anyone else).
Rick DoesburgSeptember 1, 2015Pretty impressively place. Stamp your passport at your own risk.(€10) (I wouldn't do it!) visit the museum too!
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One best known border-crossing of Cold War days. The spot remains a must see sight, even accounting for the fact that there is little left to recall the atmosphere of pre-1989 days. The site functioned from 1961-90 as the main entry/departing point for diplomats, journalists and non-German visitors.
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