Places paleasfunk Wants to Go

After fleeing the Syrian civil war, chef Malakeh Jazmati began serving exceptional renditions of her homeland's cuisine in Berlin.

Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.

This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.

Antique frame collection with 2,400 frames.

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

This monumental work of art symbolizes the coming together of a previously divided city.

This platform is now a memorial dedicated to those who were deported during the Holocaust.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

Art installations, derelict railcars, and endangered grasshoppers all call this south Berlin park home.

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

The non-native bovine herd was brought in to help conserve these Berlin wetlands.

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

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

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

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

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

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

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

This concrete residential area doubles as an open-air gallery.

An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.

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