The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

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

A meteorite-bounded town in Bavaria.

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

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

Berlin's old airport.

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

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

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

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

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

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

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

This church sits upon a peaceful hill and a long, turbulent history.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.