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Checkpoint Charlie vs Jewish Museum Berlin
Both Checkpoint Charlie and Jewish Museum Berlin are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Jewish Museum Berlin is preferred by most writers compared to Checkpoint Charlie. Jewish Museum Berlin scores 95 with praise from 13 sources including Frommer's, Afar Magazine and The Telegraph.
Checkpoint Charlie
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Let's Go
Michelin Guide
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43-45 Friedrichstrasse, 10969 Berlin
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Time Out
"This private museum opened not long after the DDR erected the Berlin Wall in 1961 with the purpose of documenting the events that were taking place."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This museum exhibits documents relating to the construction of the Wall and the many moving attempts to cross it, which often included highly original methods."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Born as a small, cramped outcry by a former anti-Communist resistance fighter, Haus am Checkpoint Charlie has evolved from a two-room improvisation to one of the most visited museums in Berlin."
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Afar Magazine
"One of the most educational experiences of my life."
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Let's Go
"Though we really don’t like this place, we can’t leave it out: Checkpoint Charlie is incredibly popular, absurd, and has hundreds of tourists and multiple Starbucks cafes (which..."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This border crossing was once used by diplomats, foreigners and the military. The portraits of American and Soviet soldiers by Franck Thiel evoke the tensions of the Cold War."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This museum exhibits documents relating to the construction of the Wall and the many moving attempts to cross it."
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The Telegraph
"Interested in the Cold War? Checkpoint Charlie was the main entry point for visitors wanting to cross the infamous Iron Curtain to East Berlin during the division of the city. "
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U.S. News & World Report
12.0
"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. "
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Frommer's
"Next to it, this museum documents the Wall’s history from its construction in 1961 to its fall in 1989, with an emphasis on East Germans’ escape attempts."
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Jewish Museum Berlin
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Frommer's
Condé Nast Traveler
Let's Go
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
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Lindenstrasse 9-14, 10969 Berlin
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Frommer's
"Europe's largest Jewish Museum presents the panorama of German-Jewish history, its cultural achievements, and its horror."
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Travel + Leisure
"Starchitect Daniel Libeskind’s boldly designed museum building... houses exhibits that pay powerful tribute to both the devastation and hope of the Jewish people."
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Time Out
"The Jüdisches Museum (Jewish Museum) in Kreuzberg offers an immersive experience of Jewish history, culture and belief, with thanks to the architecture of the museum building."
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Frommer's
"Opened in 2001, Berlin’s Jewish Museum is as renowned for its striking contemporary architecture as it is for its content."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"One of Berlin's most architecturally significant buildings... also provides an intimate look into the history of Germany's Jewish population."
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Let's Go
"The building itself plays a significant role in the portrayal of its exhibitions: Daniel Libeskind designed the building to reflect the discomfort, pain, and the inherent voids in Jewish history."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Jewish Museum Berlin is among Europe's largest Jewish museums."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The zinc and concrete exterior has no door, just windows made from fragmented lines. Visitors enter the building through semi-underground corridors."
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Afar Magazine
"These 10,000 iron cut-outs are from the Jewish Museum in Berlin."
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The Telegraph
"Daniel Libeskind’s Jewish Museum is a must-see in Berlin, both historically and architecturally."
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