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

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

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

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

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

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

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

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

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

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

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.

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

The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.

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

One Greenland town turned itself into an open air sculpture gallery with the help of a series of traditional stone artworks.

An eerie abandoned gentlemen's club built for British officials during the colonial era.

This extravagant villa built by a Burmese merchant is part pagoda and part European mansion.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

The second largest reclining Buddha in the world got "lost" for over 120 years.

The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

A vast, otherworldly collection of Buddhist stupas.