Berlin is known to strike the perfect balance between poor and sexy. Yet, its story is one that requires some reading between the lines, as you explore the city at present. Berlin’s history is something you feel more than you see, as you get lost in its hip, nonchalant mood, and suddenly find yourself getting goose bumps as you recall everything that’s happened here.

Berlin was the capital of Nazi Germany. and it was infamously divided down the middle during the Cold War. Before this, it was graced by the likes of Marx, Einstein, and many other great thinkers. Its very essence was born out of this history as its inhabitants developed the counterculture and nightlife, which makes it so famous today, in response to its rich (albeit sometimes tumultuous) past.