Berliners converted a bombed-out, disused lot into a community-run urban farm with its own cafe and bar.

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

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

This public observatory is home to the "celestial cannon," the longest pointable telescope 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 best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

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

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

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.

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

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

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

Berlin's oldest surviving academic architecture hosted decades of animal dissections.

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

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300.

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

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.