Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

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

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

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

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

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

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.