Cynicism feels like realism, but it’s actually a form of blindness. It prevents you from seeing the change agents working in ...

When the Berlin Wall went up overnight, National Geographic correspondents were on hand to document a city that became a ...

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 ...

It’s not hard to spot Berlin’s family-friendliness in kid-orientated cafes and the city’s well-maintained, imaginatively themed playgrounds. Parks and woodlands provide plentiful picnicking ...

Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin’s symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience history Joe Baur - Freelance travel writer It’s ...