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

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

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.

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

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

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

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

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

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

A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.

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

Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.

These elaborate gothic monuments honor Verona's medieval lords.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.