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A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.

Likely the world’s only place where you’re meant to skate on top of cars.

Relaxed riverfront dive bar where you can also rent a boat.

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.

Ever-changing museum dedicated to graffiti and contemporary street art.

This confectioner serves one of the finest renditions of Antep baklava outside of Turkey.

A prime example of socialist modernist architecture, wrapped in a enormous fresco about the media.

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

Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.

In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

A Syrian family keeps memories of their homeland alive at this sweet shop.

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

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

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

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

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

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