Checkpoint Charlie tours and tickets
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 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.
Ascent with the WELT Ballon at Checkpoint Charlie
Book your ticket today to enjoy 15 minutes onboard one of the world's biggest helium balloons and take in stunning views 150 meters above Berlin!
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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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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Private and personalized past and present experience in Berlin
Travel through the past in Berlin while visiting Tränenpalast and Checkpoint Charlie, experience modern city life with your local guide.
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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 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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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 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!
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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Best of Berlin guided bike tour
Admire the main landmarks of the city, explore Berlin in a funny way and pass by the Brandenburg Gate and the Checkpoint Charlie.
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Private Bike Tour from Berlin Zoo to Alexanderplatz
Book this private bike tour with a guide! See the highlights of the City West and East and hear interesting facts about Berlin's most important sights.
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Escape Tour self-guided, interactive city challenge in Berlin
Discover Berlin in a unique way: find clues and complete the puzzle in an escape app-guided tour!
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Tour of the Rise and Fall of National Socialist Berlin
Visit the Gestapo Headquarters and Hitler's Bunker, explore Berlin's Jewish district and learn about the Nazi resistance.
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Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Tour by Private Vehicle
Explore the SS camp headquarters, the camp barracks and the execution site and visit also the external sites like the brick and munitions factory.
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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.
