Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

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

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

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

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.