An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

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

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

The final resting place of many of Germany's most famous communists.

An old department store turned Nazi prison turned artist commune.

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

Art and a pun, all in one.

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.

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

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

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

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

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

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.

Berlin's old airport.

This obscene artwork on the side of a newspaper office pokes fun at a rival paper's former editor-in-chief.

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

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

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

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

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