Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

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

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.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

An ornate sculpture of an ox in repose marks the former entrance to Nuremberg's medieval meat market, which was destroyed during World War II.

A museum that chronicles the history of the Nuremberg Trials for Nazi war criminals in the building where the trials were once held.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."

The chaotic studio of one of the 20th century's most important artists has been preserved down to the dust.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.