Places Archaos Wants to Go

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

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

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

Antique frame collection with 2,400 frames.

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

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

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

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

Before he was forced to flee the country under Nazi rule, Albert Einstein spent his summers in this custom-built lakeside house near Berlin.

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.