Berlin, Germany
Wasserturm Prenzlauer Berg
This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.
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Berlin, Germany
The Return of the Cows
Art and a pun, all in one.
Berlin, Germany
David Hasselhoff Museum
What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Haus Schwarzenberg Street Art Alley
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
Buchstabenmuseum
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
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AquaDom
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
The DDR Museum
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Berlin, Germany
Marx and Engels Forum
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
Führerbunker Parking Lot
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Denkzeichen Georg Elser
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Berlin, Germany
Mengenlehreuhr (Berlin Clock)
The world's first clock to use set theory as a measure of time required the invention of a new light bulb just to maintain its obtuse measurements.
Berlin, Germany
Schrotkugelturm (Shot Ball Tower)
A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.
Berlin, Germany
Freedom Bell
A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.
Berlin, Germany
The Bierpinsel
A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.
Potsdam, Germany
Sanssouci Palace
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Potsdam, Germany
Einsteinturm
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Berlin, Germany
Fliegeberg
This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.
Bad Schandau, Germany
Art Nouveau Elevator
An ornate century-old elevator still connects the two halves of Bad Schandau.
Lohmen, Germany
The Bastei
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Halbe, Germany
Tropical Islands Resort
It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Gablenz, Germany
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Panometer
An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.
Dresden, Germany
Dresden Frauenkirche
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
