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

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

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

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

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

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

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

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

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

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

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