Checkpoint Charlie Museum

Pros: A Graphic Retelling Of The Atrocities And Devastation That Occurred In Berlin, In Germany, In America, And In Places All Around The World. A Vision Of Pain, Suffering, Struggle, And Courage. Definitely Something Not To Miss While In Berlin. The Museum Has
Cons: That These Things Have Happened And There Is No Way Of Changing History And Righting The Wrongs That Have Been Done. The Content In The Museum Is Very Depressing. Some Of The Reading In The Museum Was Choppy, Like The Sentences Weren't Translated Perfect

Checkpoint Charlie is no more. This pre-constructed monitoring tower was set up by the allies, after the Berlin Wall was built. The Berlin Wall was put up during the night of August 13, 1961.

Approxmately ten days after the Berlin Wall...

Pros: Good bookstore, great artifacts, personal stories, mission of celebrating non-violent resistance...
Cons: Expensive, internal arrangement of the rooms, unable to accommodate the crowds they draw...

My dad was in Berlin a lot in the 1960's. First from about 1960 through 1963 as a missionary for the LDS Church, and then again in 1969, doing research for his PhD. He got to see some tremendous changes during his time there, including the building of ...

Pros: Cold War history, Educational, Open daily 9am-10pm
Cons: None

He was 18 years old. Shot by East German border guards. Lying between East and West Berlin, in no-man’s land, bleeding, he cried for help. None of the horrified witnesses came to his aid. One hour passed. Eventually he was removed from the scene by East...

Pros: Amazing exhibits, once in a lifetime experience
Cons: Busy, lots of parties, difficult to view some exhibits, can be queues to get in.

I visited this museum last new year - it is a fantastic museum in the heart of Berlin and costs about $10 to get in. It will tell you all about the history of the wall and all the wild and wonderfully ingenious (albeit often sad) attempts at escaping...