Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie

　 Guide The history of that period is movingly chronicled in the Checkpoint Charlie Museum, with special emphasis on the Berlin Wall’s history and the hatred it inspired.

The highlight of this exhibition is the stories of East German citizens’ bravery and cleverness: they used homemade hot air balloons, tunnels, concealed car compartments, and even mini submarines to escape to West Berlin. Introduction Located at the junction of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, Checkpoint Charlie served as the crossing point for non-Germans between the two Berlins during the Cold War. A reconstructed American guardhouse now stands here, alongside the famous sign: “You are leaving the American sector.”

Berlin, Germany