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Spreepark

An eerie derelict amusement park sits abandoned outside of Berlin.

Berlin, Germany

Monster Kabinett

Part art gallery, part haunted house, this robotic art display is a terrifying experience.

Berlin, Germany

Berliner Unterwelten (Subterranean Berlin)

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Berlin, Germany

Liquidrom

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

Berlin, Germany

Berlin Botanical Garden

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

Berlin, Germany

Tajikistan Tearoom

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

Berlin, Germany

Pergamon Museum

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

Berlin, Germany

Design Panoptikum

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

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Berliner Weisse

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.

Spaghettieis

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

Heaven and Earth

This German comfort food unites earthbound potatoes with apples from above.

Eisbock

Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.

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Bright night skies—like this scene in Helsinki, Finland—can be exacerbated by snow.

'Snowglow' Sounds Charming, But It's a Menace to Night Skies

Fresh powder can worsen light pollution, according to new research from Germany.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

August 13, 2019

German bricklayers, 1925.

Inside Berlin's Secret Brick Museum

Over the last 30 years, Karl-Ludwig Lange has amassed more than 1,800 unique chunks of clay.

by Jordan Todorov

Eat up!

For Sale: A Rather Unappetizing Coin Celebrating Berlin's Iconic Currywurst

The sausages are worth saluting, but look better in person.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

January 16, 2019

Two wooden Chugach masks.

After 130 Years, the Spoils of a Grave-Plundering Explorer Are Returning to Alaska

Righting at least one wrong from centuries of colonialism.

by Megan Gannon

The neon sign for <em>Betten-König</em>, which inspired the Berlin Typography project.

Celebrating Berlin's Typography, Before It Vanishes

A tour of the city's most striking signs.

by Anika Burgess

Berthe, later Berthold, Buttgereit's travel pass makes no mention of tranvestitism. But "B.B. is not forbidden to wear man’s clothes" was written on the back.

The Early 20th-Century ID Cards That Kept Trans People Safe From Harassment

The radical days of the Weimar Republic, just before the rise of Nazism.

by Natasha Frost

November 2, 2017

Shrew mummy skulls.

The Reclaiming of the Shrew

A biologist solves the mystery of two dozen missing animal mummies.

by Sarah Laskow

November 2, 2017

Shrub Rose with Gracillariidae, Larva, and Pupa, 1679.

The Amazing Life and Work of Maria Sibylla Merian

The beautiful botanical illustrations of a 17th-century entomologist, artist, and adventurer.

by Anika Burgess

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