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A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope in the world.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

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

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

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

Berlin's old airport.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.

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

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

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

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.