Skip to content
Outdoor Pitstop logoOutdoor Pitstop

Museum · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Wall Museum in Berlin

Wall Museum is a museum in Berlin, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 10 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 290 m you'll find a water point, a bench and a public toilet.

Wall Museum in Berlin
i
Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Wall Museum in Berlin, photo 2
i
Photo: Eintracht123 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Wall Museum in Berlin, photo 3
i
Photo: Johann H. Addicks · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Audio tour · Wall Museum

2:15

  • en
  • nl

You're standing on Friedrichstraße in Berlin, right by Checkpoint Charlie. This was the best-known, and most notorious, crossing point between East and West Berlin. The checkpoint you see here is a reconstruction. Right next to it is the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, also called the Wall Museum. It's one of the most visited museums in the city, with more than 850,000 visitors a year.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Opening hours
Every day 10:00-18:00
Admission
Paid
Wheelchair
Not accessible
Visitors
870,000 a year (2007)

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Wall Museum in Berlin
1 / 10
i
Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Wall Museum

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 10 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Checkpoint Charlie
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Checkpoint Charlie · 30 m

i
Photo: Adrian Purser from London, UK · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Potsdamer Platz
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Potsdamer Platz · 1 km

Humboldt Forum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Humboldt Forum · 1.3 km

i
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Brandenburg Gate
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Brandenburg Gate · 1.3 km

i
Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Neue Nationalgalerie
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Neue Nationalgalerie · 1.6 km

i
Photo: A.Savin · Wikimedia Commons · FALView the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Checkpoint Charlie on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Topography of TerrorMuseum · 440 m away
  2. 2Gropius-BauMuseum · 600 m away
  3. 3Berlinische GalerieMuseum · 630 m away
  4. 4New ChurchAttraction · 630 m away
  5. 5Jewish MuseumMuseum · 700 m away
  6. 6Konzerthaus BerlinAttraction · 720 m away
  7. 7GendarmenmarktAttraction · 720 m away
  8. 8French CathedralAttraction · 810 m away
  9. 9St. Hedwig's CathedralAttraction · 1000 m away
  10. 10Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeAttraction · 1.1 km away
All 760 points of interest in Berlin →

More about separation of Germany

More about Berlin Wall

  • Archäologisches Fenster Reste der DDR-Grenzanlagen

    Archaeological site · Berlin, Germany

  • Leid an der Mauer
    i
    Photo: OTFW, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Memorial · Berlin, Germany

  • Mahnmal für die Maueropfer
    i
    Photo: OTFW, Berlin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

    Memorial · Berlin, Germany

  • Memorial: Part of the Berlin Wall

    Memorial · Stolichna, Bulgaria

Explore further

Frequently asked questions

When is Wall Museum open?

Every day 10:00-18:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.

Is Wall Museum wheelchair accessible?

No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 90 m and a public toilet at 290 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Wall Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

Nearby

More well-known points of interest nearby

The free app

All of Outdoor Pitstop, in your pocket

Find the nearest pitstop, navigate there, listen to audio tours, earn XP and make routes and lists together.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play (Coming soon)Coming soon
How Outdoor Pitstop works →
The map of the app with pitstops nearby
A pitstop in the app, with a photo, a review and Navigate
Your profile in the app, with level and XP