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Berlin WelcomeCard: free public transport and museum discounts
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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.

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Berlin Wall walking tour from Checkpoint Charlie to Brandenburg Gate
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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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Ascent with the WELT Ballon at Checkpoint Charlie
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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!

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Berlin compact 75-minute Trabi safari
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Berlin compact 75-minute Trabi safari

Book your Berlin compact 75-minute Trabi safari and step off the beaten track to discover Berlin's most important attractions.

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Entrance ticket to Berlin Trabi Museum at Checkpoint Charlie
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Entrance ticket to Berlin Trabi Museum at Checkpoint Charlie

Discover the history of the cult car of East Germany in the Berlin Trabi Museum at Checkpoint Charlie! See rare examples like a rally Trabi and more!

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Berlin highlights 3-hour guided walking tour
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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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Berlin street art walking tour
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Berlin street art walking tour

Berlin's street art is infamous. Discover the newest & finest murals, stickers and stencils with a local guide. Go explore & find the most peculiar art.

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Berlin XXL 2-hour Trabi safari
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Berlin XXL 2-hour Trabi safari

Book your Berlin XXL 2-hour Trabi Safari and cruise around Berlin to discover its main attractions.

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Best of Berlin: 24h, 48h or 72h hop-on hop-off tour by City Circle
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Best of Berlin: 24h, 48h or 72h hop-on hop-off tour by City Circle

Discover the best of Berlin with a 1-day, 2-day or 3-day bus tour. Hop on and hop off to customize your journey. Book today and don't miss out!

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Berlin Wall greatest escapes exploration game and tour
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Berlin Wall greatest escapes exploration game and tour

Play a city game and go on an exciting East Berlin walking tour where you will follow clues and solve puzzles to discover amazing places and local stories.

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Evening sightseeing tour by bus in Berlin
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Evening sightseeing tour by bus in Berlin

Explore Berlin's most popular landmarks in the evening. Discover the highlights of the city while listening to the stories that made them famous.

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2-Hour Third Reich and Cold War Guided Walking Tour
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2-Hour Third Reich and Cold War Guided Walking Tour

Explore Berlin's dark past on a guided tour. Visit Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Soviet Memorial, and Checkpoint Charlie.

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Visit a samurai museum with mysterious yokai, Japanese swordsmithing, performances, and more in Berlin.

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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.

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Culinary tour through Kreuzberg
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Culinary tour through Kreuzberg

Experience the multi-cultural hotspot Kreuzberg on a culinary tour. Hear exciting anecdotes & taste the rich gastronomic offer.

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Book this tour and experience an exciting search for traces along the former course of the Berlin Wall.

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Berlin Essentials Photoshoot at Top Attractions in Berlin
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Bus tour Berlin: Discover Bauhaus
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Discover the ideas of the Bauhaus in Berlin city and in its surrounding area on a guided bus tour.

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Third Reich and Berlin Wall guided bike tour
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Third Reich and Berlin Wall guided bike tour

Learn about life in the divided Berlin, ride through ghost stations and no man‘s land and hear about the end of the Third Reich.

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Guided Tour to Discover 3 Berlin Christmas Markets
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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.

Today the site of the former border crossing with the faithful replica of the control barracks, the stacked sandbags, and the American flag is a popular tourist attraction and photo opportunity. Travel back to a time when Berlin was divided by an insurmountable wall. Learn more about the history of Berlin and Germany and remember the victims that died in search of freedom.

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Checkpoint Charlie Berlin Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany Berlin