Fall down the rabbit hole into a surreal journey of human consciousness "from ass to soul."

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

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.

Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

Inside this Jewish cemetery is a memorial to soldiers who deserted the German army and were executed.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

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

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.

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

This water-tower-turned-high-end-apartment building was once the site of an early Nazi concentration camp.

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.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

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

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

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.

This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

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

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.