Checkpoint Charlie, the former border checkpoint between East and West Berlin, is set to get a major makeover after city authorities approved a redevelopment plan following years of debate. The ...

Police officers take a participant during a protest against Israel's policies at Checkpoint Charlie. Malin Wunderlich/dpa Officers were violently attacked at the tourist attraction Checkpoint Charlie ...

Many say a visit to the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing should not come without a visit to the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, or the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. Checkpoint Charlie was the most popular ...

The city of Berlin has approved a plan to transform historical landmark Checkpoint Charlie into a public square, complete with Cold War museum. During the Cold War, Checkpoint Charlie was a point ...

Critics say Checkpoint Charlie has become a tourist trap crowded by souvenir shops, tour buses and fast-food restaurants in the 30 years since the Berlin Wall came down. Some say it has been ...

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 had ...

For decades, Checkpoint Charlie stood as one of the most famous symbols of Berlin’s division, one of only two crossings open to foreigners to pass between East and West. After the Berlin Wall came ...