Berlin, Germany: Checkpoint Charlie

At Berlin's "Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie" we'll learn how freedom-seeking Easterners were smuggled past armed guards and into West Berlin before the wall came down in 1989. Located at the former border checkpoint between the Soviet and American sectors, the museum pays tribute to these brave smugglers and their passengers. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

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[Qopel]

The checkpoint was American property. It wasn't part of the wall.

[Katsumify]

@NorceCodine nope? i'm german

in berlin the wall is marked on the street...there goes a line straight through berlin that shows were it was.

[TheBlogmocracy]

worked there in 86.

[Ultimatepanzer]

@ObelixDasTier Nice, anything really interesting?

[ObelixDasTier]

was there yesterday.. pretty cool.

[EveGallente]

I'm going there in a couple o' weeks :D

[NorceCodine]

Few years ago the City of Berlin realized that they did "too good" a job of erasing the wall from the city, and today tourists, or younger Germans simply can't find any clue just where it was. Efficiency can sometimes backfire on you.