Checkpoint Charlie tours and tickets
Berlin compact 75-minute Trabi safari
Book your Berlin compact 75-minute Trabi safari and step off the beaten track to discover Berlin's most important attractions.
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Berlin WelcomeCard: free public transport and museum discounts
Reserve your Berlin WelcomeCard comfortably in advance and get priority access and discounts to the main tourist attractions in Berlin.
Berlin WelcomeCard with entrance to the Museum Island
Enjoy a comfortable entrance to Museum Island, discounts for top attractions and unlimited travel for 72 hours with the Berlin WelcomeCard. It's your key to Berlin!
Evening sightseeing tour by bus in Berlin
Explore Berlin's most popular landmarks in the evening. Discover the highlights of the city while listening to the stories that made them famous.
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Berlin hop-on hop-off sightseeing pass
Book now and explore Berlin at your own pace with panoramic views, seamless transport, and all the top sights included.
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Berlin hop-on hop-off sightseeing pass with Icebar entry
Book now and explore Berlin at your own pace with panoramic views, seamless transport, and all the top sights included.
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2-Hour Third Reich and Cold War Guided Walking Tour
Explore Berlin's dark past on a guided tour. Visit Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Soviet Memorial, and Checkpoint Charlie.
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Discover Berlin from the comfort of the Big Bus. Explore the city across several stops, and enjoy views of its most famous landmarks.
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Berlin Wall walking tour from Checkpoint Charlie to Brandenburg Gate
Join your guide on a walking tour along the Berlin Wall, from Checkpoint Charlie to the Brandenburg Gate, and explore history on site.
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Discover Berlin guided city tour
Visit all the main sights of Berlin during a guided tour from the Brandenburg Gate to the Berlin Wall and gain many interesting historic insights.
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Berlin street art walking tour
Berlin's street art is infamous. Discover the newest & finest murals, stickers and stencils with a local guide. Go explore & find the most peculiar art.
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Berlin Wall greatest escapes exploration game and tour
Play a city game and go on an exciting East Berlin walking tour where you will follow clues and solve puzzles to discover amazing places and local stories.
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Berlin TV Tower observation deck skip-the-line ticket
Book your entrance ticket for the observation deck of the Berlin TV Tower and enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of the capital!
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Visit the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Berlin. Learn all about its history as the brutal training ground for SS and its fate after the war.
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Berlin Red Sightseeing hop-on hop-off 24 or 48h bus
Cruise around Berlin on a Hop-on Hop-off bus and reach all the historic neighborhoods with ease. Hop-on at any one of the stops and hop-off whenever you want to explore the sights.
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The Wall Museum at the East Side Gallery tickets
Book your tickets for The Wall Museum and discover Berlin's unique audiovisual exhibition about the history of the Wall from 1961 to 1989.
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Reichstag tour with visit of the cupola in English
Book the Reichstag tour and discover the seat of the German Bundestag from a spectacular perspective and enjoy the stunning 360-degree view of Berlin.
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Olympiastadion Berlin entrance ticket
Visit Olympiastadion, a must-see for every football fan, and see the famous football player handprints at the DFB Walk of Fame.
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial in Berlin by Bus
Uncover the realities of life and death in the camp where more than 200,000 people were imprisoned by the Nazis. Visit Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial during your stay in Berlin.
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The Upside Down Berlin Museum Entrance Ticket
Uncover Berlin from a fresh perspective at The Upside Down, where creativity has no limits.
Self-guided audio tour of Charlottenburg palace and gardens
Book a multimedia guide through an app and explore Charlottenburg palace and gardens at your own pace.
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5D cinema experience in Berlin
Live a unique 5D cinema experience in the heart of Berlin. Watch short movies with stunningly realistic images, tactile sensations, sound and smell effects.
Berlin audio guide with TravelMate app
Book your Berlin audio guide with TravelMate app for downloadable files created by top authors and interpreted by professionals. Learn facts of the city from the kissing street-art to Brandenburg Gate.
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The inside story
Checkpoint Charlie was one of the most famous border crossings in the Berlin Wall and connected the Soviet and American sectors. The checkpoint on Friedrichstrasse was set up by the Western Allies in 1961 as a result of the construction of the Wall, so that members of the Allies could continue to cross the border and enter East Berlin.
The name “Charlie” is derived from the international NATO phonetic alphabet. Checkpoint Charle was the third Allied checkpoint and was named after the third letter in the alphabet (c). In addition, Checkpoint Charlie was the scene of many dramatic attempts to escape from what was then East Berlin, many of which ended tragically and saw the fugitives killed by the frontier guards.
