A small hippo-shaped fountain in Berlin, Germany.

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

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

A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.

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

A historic fire call point.

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

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

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

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

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

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.

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

The site of good faith and good nature in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.

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

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

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

A replica of the Liberty Bell rang daily from West Berlin's City Hall throughout the Cold War.

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

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

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

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

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