Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Berlin's old airport.

Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.

Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

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

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

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

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

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

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

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.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

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

A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Steadily reminding Czechia of its past.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.