Attraction · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Checkpoint Charlie is an attraction in Berlin, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 11 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 310 m you'll find a water point, a public toilet and a bench.
Audio tour · Checkpoint Charlie
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You're standing at Checkpoint Charlie, on Friedrichstraße where it meets Zimmerstraße. During the Cold War, this was where the American sector of West Berlin met the East. It was the best-known crossing point in the Berlin Wall.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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