An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

To the great disappointment of doomsdayers, this codex merely contains records of the Moon and Venus.

The atomic museum in the basement of this German castle displays long strands of replica uranium cubes.

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

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

This concrete church spent a period of its history as a World War II bunker.

This museum is home to a sugar sculpture of the Berlin Airlift Memorial.

This remarkable parking garage in Darmstadt has lived several lives and still contains remnants of its World War I past.

This bomb was once used as a church after it failed to detonate.

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

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

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

The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.

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

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

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

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

A poignant mural honors the heroic teenage non-conformists who took on the Nazis and paid the ultimate price.

Hidden in the forest are the remains of a former World War II chemical plant.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.