Zonengrenz-Museum / Zonal Border Museum at Helmstedt

Cold War museum

The photo shows the museum located at the A2, Exit 63, whereas Südertor 6 is the location of the Zonengrenz-Museum in the town of Helmstedt. There is about 5 kms between the two museums. On the day o...

Reliving history

1988 September I was here with my friend. Learned to know DDR border control behavior, though Finns were lucky not to need visa to enter. Now finally I saw this Museum. Very informative. Very realisti...

A grim reminder of the days of the cold war and a divided Germany.

These are two separate museums. The Zonengrenz- Museum is in the middle of Helmstedt and has a very good presentation of the history of the border with its watchtowers, armed guards patrolling, plowed...

Chilling reminder

It is less than thirty years since the Berlin Wall came down. Those of us who lived through that period and traveled into Eastern Europe remember these border crossings and the nervous feeling when yo...

Amazing reminder of the not-so-distant past.

This is a "must stop" for everybody interested in the history of the unification of Germany. This fascinating museum features the main border crossing point on the Hamburg-Berlin autobahn a few kilom...