stackyFACTSEveryone flocking to snap serious pictures of this intense historical border crossing is essentially photographing a movie prop. The original modest wooden guardhouse was completely removed and shoved into a museum long ago, meaning the current fixture is just a meticulously recreated sandbox for gullible history fans.
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