Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

Berlin’s neighborhoods tell stories that textbooks can’t quite capture. Each district carries the weight of history—from ...

There’s no limit to the adventures on offer in our cities, from kayaking along canals to hiking along railway lines.

At Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport one morning last week 10,000 Germans stood silent vigil under a warm spring sun. At last, to the strains of The Star Spangled Banner and God Save the Queen, relatives of ...