An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

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

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

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

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

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

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.