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Kris Best

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History and travel enthusiast based in Berlin, Germany.
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Iron Fountain Gyumri

Gyumri, Armenia

Iron Fountain Gyumri

It's a massive, rusted fountain that survived an earthquake in 1988.

Abandoned Agricultural Mill

Śmiałowice, Poland

Abandoned Agricultural Mill

A hauntingly preserved early 20th-century industrial flour mill featuring a grand central tower, ornate spiral staircases, and original milling machinery left untouched.

View of the baths and surrounding mountains

Slovenia

Roman Baths of Slovenia (Rimski Terma)

These high mineral baths were used by Roman soldiers, royals, and the military before opening to the public in 2005.

Exchange Palace (Tőzsdepalota)

Budapest, Hungary

Exchange Palace (Tőzsdepalota)

A monumental palace that began as a stock exchange, became the headquarters of Hungarian Television, and spent years largely unused.

Piața Romană Metro Station

București, Romania

Piața Romană Metro Station

This train station's platforms were built extremely narrow to deceive a rather arrogant government official

Skanderbeg Memorial

Lezhë, Albania

Skanderbeg Memorial

The mausoleum of a national hero of Albania is placed in a former church and mosque

Werk Tanne

Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

Werk Tanne

Dark relics of one of the largest explosives factories of the Third Reich

Musée des Années 30

Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Musée des Années 30

A beautiful and original museum dedicated to art of the 1930s in France and beyond.

Admont Abbey Library

Admont, Austria

Admont Abbey Library

The world's largest monastic library is also a baroque artistic masterpiece

Layers of peeling paint and socialist-era interiors preserved inside the building. https://www.urbex-travel.com/otthon-aruhaz/

Budapest, Hungary

Galeria Otthon Áruház

A forgotten Art Deco department store in central Budapest, where faded socialist-era retail grandeur meets the haunting beauty of urban decay.

Bramall Hall

Bramhall, England

Bramall Hall

This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .

Canol Heritage Trail

Northwest Territories

Canol Heritage Trail

An abandoned WWII-era U.S. Army megaproject, turned hiking trail in the remote Canadian subarctic.

The interior of the Digital Art Gallery in 2026.

Gorizia, Italy

Digital Art Gallery

What was once an ordinary pedestrian tunnel under Gorizia Castle has been transformed into an immersive artistic experience.

The Lake Pyramid and gravestone

Cottbus, Germany

The Pyramids of the Green Prince

The unusual burial site of a globetrotter, eccentric, adventurer, war hero, landscape designer, dandy, and writer.

Pylon 5 of Anlage 212.

Sindelfingen, Germany

Anlage 212

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

(My Expat Germany)

Stuttgart, Germany

The Pig Museum

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

https://www.urbex-travel.com/blast-furnace/

Ruda Śląska, Poland

The Blast Furnace of Huta Pokój

A towering relic of Upper Silesia’s industrial past, the blast furnace of Huta Pokój stands as a monumental reminder of the region’s former role as one of Central Europe’s most important iron and steel production centers.

The futuristic interior of Metroteka

Warsaw, Poland

Metroteka

This alluring underground library, hidden in a suburban Metro station, features a Space Age aesthetic and its own hydroponic garden.

The Bridge of Lies

Sibiu, Romania

The Bridge of Lies

Legendary pedestrian bridge in the centre of Romanian city Sibiu.

The Water-Powered Mechanical Theater with nearly 200 moving wood carvings

Salzburg, Austria

Schloss Hellbrunn

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Interior

Montreal, Québec

Saint Eusèbe de Verceil Church

The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.

The Garden of Philosophy

Budapest, Hungary

The Garden of Philosophers

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

Overall view of Bains Dunkerquois

Dunkerque, France

Bains Dunkerquois

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.

München Olympiastadion

Munich, Germany

München Olympiastadion

An abandoned train station in Munich constructed for the 1972 Olympic games.

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