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Checkpoint Charlie

Friedrichstadt neighborhood, Berlin, Germany
Ranked #162 of 335 attractions in Berlin
3.5 of 5 stars 106 Reviews
Type: Historic Walking Areas, Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Historic Sites
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Sydney
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Part of history. There are boards all around with information about the checkpoint and it also contains alot of information about the war, incidents after the war, and the relations between the east and west - why the berlin wall was constructed and so on More

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Berlin, Germany
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

Checkpoint Charlie has a great history. Recent building activities (set off with fences which provided a lot of historic stories and photos) actually delivered the second start to this review. I am not sure if that is there to stay, though. The site itself is a shame. A wooden shack with sandbags and some dressed up muppets which charge a... More

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vancouver bc
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Checkpoint Charlie is there but, has become a little hokey with people dressed as soldiers charging to have your photo taken with them and another place offering to stamp your passport (legal?) for a fee. The whole area is worth walking through so it is not a total loss. More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Very disappointing. Hugely commercialised. Such a shame a major point in history has been ruined. More

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Stavanger
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25 reviews 25 reviews
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

I was there first time in 1985 on a school trip to Sachsenhausen, so I went through it during the DDR times. Now it is just a small part of it left in the middle of the street for people to take photos of, even some people dressed up in authentic uniforms to make money when you pose with them.... More

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New York City, New York
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 April 2012

Here are the facts: -The checkpoint is a very poor replica of the original -For 5 euro you can get an East Berlin stamp in your passport, but this technically voids your passport -the military-garbed actors that charge money to get a picture with are strippers by night (seriously) History buffs should find this poorly executed attraction a mockery. However,... More

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Sao Paulo, SP
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012

Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It became a symbol of the cold war. After the fall of berlin wall, it turned into a tourist atraction. Today is a very crowded place, full of tourists from... More

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Cortland, New York
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

Okay, so my expectations may have been too high for this guard hut, given its historical significance. But it’s a guard hut. The surrounding area is changing rapidly, and is now full of souvenir stores (plus a McDonald’s—seriously). Worth a couple of minutes, and for the time being there is good information on panels that fence in nearby construction sites. More

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Perth, Australia
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51 helpful votes 51 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

What was once one of the most famous crossings in the world is now purely a money making racket. There is really not much to see but you can have your photo taken for a fee with a couple of US soldiers. Nothing like what it used to be. Could have been much more informative of the history of the... More

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Istanbul
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012

Ok, its interesting to see but if you are not interested with the museums around (like the Terror museum etc.) than its not really worth going there just to see the checkpoint. just check a picture of it from the internet More

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