Checkpoint Charlie
The best-known border crossing from the Cold War era. Today it offers an open-air exhibition with the Mauermuseum right alongside.
As the best-known border crossing of the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie is today an open-air exhibition in the middle of the city. Anyone wanting to delve deeper will find the Mauermuseum right next door and Wall documentation sites in the vicinity.
The site lies centrally in Mitte, not far from Friedrichstraße, and the U6 station alongside is only a few steps away. It pairs well with Gendarmenmarkt and Unter den Linden.
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Checkpoint Charlie is in Mitte
Stately, steeped in history, urban and elegant. By day tourists set the scene, by evening it is theater and fine dining.
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Five-star hotel right by Gendarmenmarkt, home to the Charlotte & Fritz restaurant.
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