Places SL Wants to Go

Dine at a legendary after-hours joint frequented by David Bowie and Iggy Pop.

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

The place where a brilliant German artist ended his life after a struggle against a malignant disease he could not win

Where a hospital garden hides a haunting reminder of life’s cycle.

An empty bookshelf commemorates the books which were lost during the infamous event

Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.

Relaxed riverfront dive bar where you can also rent a boat.

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

This sprawling stone mosaic on Berlin’s Museum Island transforms archaeological finds and local legends into a walkable work of art.

A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

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

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

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.

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.

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

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.