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

Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.

Reminders of the Battle of Berlin still scar the railway.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Dedicated to the European Sinti and Roma peoples murdered during the Holocaust.

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

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

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

This strange sculpture depicts a giant nightmare hare crushing a man to death beneath its colossal bulk.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

The discovery of these rare, ancient artifacts led to the creation of a new museum.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.