If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.

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

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

One of the largest numismatic collections in Europe fell victim to a huge theft.

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

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

Berlin's old airport.

This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.

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

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

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.