An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

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

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

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

From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

This conical hill was built as a testing ground for an engineer known as the Glider King.

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

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

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

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

Super-heavy Nazi architectural experiment.

What started as a tongue-in-cheek shrine is now a full-blown museum celebrating "The Hoff" and his longtime love affair with Berlin.

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

Home to 10,000 medical specimens including the remains of Rudolf Virchow's extensive collection of pathological specimens.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

Berlin's natural history museum houses the world's largest mounted dinosaur and the late beloved polar bear Knut.

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 wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

Art and a pun, all in one.

A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.