Checkpoint Charlie was the monitoring tower used to control the area around the Berlin Wall that divided the city during the Cold War. It was demolished soon after the 1989 revolution, but the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie museum that stands in its place is well worth a visit to discover the historic significance of this apparently unremarkable site. A cinema shows films on the Third Reich and the Cold War era, and the museum also details the history of the Berlin Wall, a piece of which still stands a short distance from the museum, complete with decorations on the western side.

Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstrasse 43-45, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg, Germany
Tel: (030) 253 7250
Website: www.mauer-museum.com

Air: Berlin Tegel Airport, Berlin Schönefeld Airport. Rail: Train: Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten Station or Lehrter Bahnhof Station. Underground: U6 Kochstrasse or U1 Stadtmitte. Road: Bus: Public services. Coach: Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) am Funkturm.

Germany, Berlin