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

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

Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.

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

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

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

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

Polish luminaries and masterful folk art find sanctuary in this unique cemetery.

Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.

The remains of this ancient fortress atop a manmade hill look as though they were built into a volcano.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

Dozens of elegant ceramic tiles decorate these ancient walls, each displaying the Lord's Prayer in a different language.

Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

The first mosque in the world to receive electricity.