The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.

A socialist building dedicated to teachers showcases one of the largest Soviet mosaics in the world.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

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

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

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

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.

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.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.