Talk about rockin’ the free world. A new Hard Rock Hotel will be built in Germany adjacent to Checkpoint Charlie, one of the most famous crossing points for the Cold War-era Berlin Wall. The ...

HEIDELBERG, Germany -- At a traffic intersection in downtown Berlin almost 50 years ago this week, tensions between the United States and the former Soviet Union nearly escalated to the point of ...

One of the most iconic reminders of the Cold War era, Checkpoint Charlie, was dismantled on 1990. The iconic checkpost served ...

Berlin's city council wants to get rid of a memorial at the site of Checkpoint Charlie, a security gate on the Berlin Wall. Hundreds of black crosses represent those killed trying to escape East ...

Berlin — German authorities have banned actors from posing as American GIs at Checkpoint Charlie, the historic U.S.-controlled border crossing between communist East and West Berlin. Tourists ...

Checkpoint Charlie is ranked #18 out of 20 things ... and indeed you will find chilling stories of those who escaped from East to West via the Berlin Wall ... #10 in Best Places to Visit in Germany.

Checkpoint Charlie is once again home to the Berlin Wall and the Cold War. Two new attractions aim to cater for tourists hungry for information about the historic site at the heart of the German ...

As Germany’s capital, Berlin has a ... Landmarks like the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, and the Berlin Wall Memorial ...

The Berlin Wall crossing point known is Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled on 22 June 1990. It had been used as a crossing point between East and West Berlin since the construction of the Wall in 1961.