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An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

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

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

Art and a pun, all in one.

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

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

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

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia.

Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.

Located near Cairo's El Korba district, the abandoned mansion continues to inspire mystery and rumor throughout the city.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.