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

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

Berlin's old airport.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.

A monument to the "father of modern warfare" Gustav II Adolf.

A famous big wave from Japan serves as a tribute to the victims of the disastrous Elbe flood.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.

Joe Cocker's 1988 concert at this site in East Germany marked a changing sea tide that would eventually lead to reunification.

Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

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

This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

On a stretch of Danish coast known as "Cold Hawaiʻi," this fishing village has become a surfing town.

Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.

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

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.