Checkpoint Charlie Museum
The Checkpoint Charlie Museum is a private museum in Berlin. It is named after the famous crossing point on the Berlin Wall, and was created to document the so-called "best border security system in the world". On display are the photos and related documents of successful escape attempts from East Germany, together with the escape apparatus: hot-air balloons, getaway cars, chairlifts, and a mini-U-boat. The museum researches and maintains a list of deaths at the Berlin Wall. It is operated by the Mauermuseum-Betriebs gGmbH, and the director is Alexandra Hildebrandt.
Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
The Freedom Memorial
Checkpoint Charlie was the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991), as named by the Western Allies.
A view of Checkpoint Charlie in 1963, from the American sector
Sign at Checkpoint Charlie on the way into West Berlin, as it appeared in 1981
Soviet Zone from Checkpoint Charlie observation post, 1982
US M48 Patton tanks facing Soviet T-55 tanks at Checkpoint Charlie in October 1961