Checkpoint Charlie tours and tickets
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.
Tickets to ASISI PANORAMA BERLIN with the exhibition THE WALL
Marvel at impressive 360-degree art work at the newest ASISI PANORAMA BERLIN that evokes every day life scenes around the Berlin Wall during the 80s.
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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Best of Berlin private walking tour with a local guide
Discover the best of Berlin. Visit the most famous places of the past and present with an expert guide and travel through 800 years of history in just a few hours.
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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!
Berlin self-guided audio tour
Explore Berlin at your own pace! Enjoy an app containing over 130 points of interest, famous transport routes, sightseeing itineraries and walking tours.
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Berlin city guided self-balancing scooter tour
Explore Berlin on a 3-hour self-balancing scooter tour and discover the most popular sights while learning about Berlin's history.
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Berlin highlights 3-hour guided walking tour
Visit all the main sites in Berlin and get to learn many interesting facts about the historic backgrounds on an unforgettable, insightful and intriguing tour.
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The best of Berlin guided walking tour
Book this guided walking tour and discover the most interesting places in Berlin! Explore the city like a local together with your professional guide.
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Evening sightseeing tour by bus in Berlin
Explore Berlin's most popular landmarks in the evening. On this bus tour, you will be able to discover the highlights of the city while listening to the stories that made them so famous.
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Berlin past and present - private and personalized history experience
Travel through the past in Berlin while visiting Tränenpalast and Checkpoint Charlie, experience modern city life with your local guide
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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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Visit Neues Museum, one of the treasures of Museum Island Berlin, with skip-the-line entrance. Buy your tickets in advance online.
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!
Pergamon Museum skip-the-line ticket
See the world-famous Pergamon Museum. Save time with a skip-the-line ticket.
Skip-the-line ticket for Asisi Panorama of Ancient World with Pergamon Altar
Visit Ancient Greece with a stunning 360-degree painting that makes you experience the beauty of the Pergamon Altar in its original size and location.
Berlin private walking tour
Discover the beautiful city of Berlin during a private walking tour to the highlights while you hear interesting facts about the history.
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Royal and imperial private Berlin tour
Discover the royal side of Berlin on a private guided tour. See some of the city's most popular places and hear interesting story about its past.
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Romy Schneider's Berlin private tour
Follow Romy Schneider's traces across Berlin. Hear about her life from your private guide.
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Queer Berlin walking tour
Berlin is Europe's queer capital. Discover its stories, important figures and historic places with an expert guide. Book your tour now with Musement.
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Altes Museum skip-the-line tickets
Visit the Altes Museum in Berlin, one of the most important museums in Germany. With its antiquities collections it is part of the famous Museum Island.
Berlin capital of culture guided tour
See Berlin on a guided tour and learn more about its history. See the main places of the different eras, from the kingdom of Prussia to Nazi Germany.
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Berlin Wall and the Cold War private tour of East Berlin
Discover the Berlin of yore. A guided tour of East Berlin monuments and sites from the Cold War era. Immerse yourself in German history with a tour that revives the past.
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Classic self-balancing scooter Tour from Hilton Hotel Complex Berlin
Book now your 1-hour Segway Tour from the Hilton Hotel Complex and cruise through beautiful streets and squares, and visit some of the most photogenic places in Berlin
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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.