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

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

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.

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 state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.