18 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Universal Theme Parks

1. The Berlin Wall Is There

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Among all of the music memorabilia at the Hard Rock Cafe there's also a slice of real world history. On the walk way leading to the Blue Man Group (formerly the Nickelodeon building) on the side of the Cafe sits a large stone - an actual piece of the Berlin Wall, which came to America along with a few others when the wall came down.

It's a symbolic artefact celebrating the link between rock and roll and the fall of Communism: a relic to the real heroes of the Cold War!

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Meanwhile, the view from the Cafe of the Hard Rock Hotel is designed specifically to remind you of the cover of The Eagles' Hotel California.

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