Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

Various sculptures are a rotating exhibit in this small town.

One of the few German synagogues to survive the Kristallnacht pogrom has been beautifully restored.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

This permanent exhibition showcases the historical significance and cultivation of pineapples.

A radio tower with something unusual between its legs.

A unique museum that explores the history of computing and digital culture in East Germany.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

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

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

A remarkable cabinet of curiosities in an art space in the center of Berlin.

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.