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Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie

Memories of the Cold War


Friedrichstraße 43-45
(Zimmerstrasse)
Berlin, Berlin
10969

Neighborhood: Kreuzberg

Nearest Train: Kochstraße: U6

Phone: +49 (0)30 253 7250
Fax: +49 (0)30 251 2075
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The ultimate symbol of the Cold War which divided Europe and the world for four decades, the Berlin Wall is still the main tourist attraction in the German capital. And Checkpoint Charlie, the former border crossing, is the place many tourists head for first. Yet this world-famous monument is slightly disappointing on first sight. The original border post was demolished and all that remains nowadays is a signpost bearing the words, 'You are now leaving the American sector' and a replica of a watchtower from 1961. The only thing really worth seeing is the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie museum.

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CC 1983
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Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Houston, TX on Aug 30 2007


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Checkpoint Charlie
Worth a visit if you're in the area for the image of the actual checkpoint and the facsimile sig...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from Dallas on Jun 19 2007


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CC1994
We saw Checkpoint Charlie in 1994, and at that point it had not yet been made into a museum, so we c...
Reviewed by:F & M from Salem, CT on Apr 17 2005



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