Checkpoint Charlie

About

The famous former border crossing point between East and West Berlin, with an open-air exhibition.

Good to know

• A quick, touristy stop
• Better museums are elsewhere

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Checkpoint Charlie with Gendarmenmarkt, Holocaust Memorial and Brandenburg Gate for a roughly 2-hour plan around Friedrichstadt.

Gendarmenmarkt

Free30 min

700 m · 11 min walkAdd: Gendarmenmarkt

Holocaust Memorial

Free45 min

1.1 km · 17 min walkAdd: Holocaust Memorial

Brandenburg Gate

Free30 min

1.3 km · 20 min walkAdd: Brandenburg Gate

Museum Island

~£214 hrs

1.3 km · 20 min walkAdd: Museum Island

Reichstag Dome

Free1h 15m

1.6 km · ~11 min by metro/taxiAdd: Reichstag Dome

Eat and drink nearby

Hackesche Höfe

Free45 min

2.0 km · ~12 min by metro/taxi

Kreuzberg Street Food and Nightlife

Free3 hrs

2.2 km · ~13 min by metro/taxi

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Brandenburger Tor Hotel (Mitte), about 1.3 km away. Sample listing.
• Museum Island Suites (Mitte), about 1.4 km away. Sample listing.
• Kreuzberg Loft Hotel (Kreuzberg), about 2.2 km away. Sample listing.