Places alyssagubernick Wants to Go

This enigmatic artifact remained buried in a churchyard for years.

This figure was carved in the likeness of a voyeur, so that every time he spied across the street, he would find only himself staring back.

The oldest continuously operating pharmacy in Europe.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

A secluded art gallery hidden within the cellars beneath Tallinn’s medieval monastery.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.