This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

César Baldaccini's iconic sculpture of a 40-foot thumb stands tall in La Défense.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

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

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

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

Known simply as "The Hand," this famous public sculpture in Berlin was featured in a Depeche Mode music video.

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

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

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

A century-old shot ball factory tower is open to the public once a year.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.

Art and a pun, all in one.

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

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

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

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.

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

Celebrating the works of a beloved Italian actor, known for such cult films as 'They Call Me Trinity' and 'Watch Out, We’re Mad!'