Places Kris Best Wants to Go

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This poignant tribute to the White Rose movement showcases artifacts related to the heroic anti-Nazi struggle.

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

Students can borrow artwork from this gallery to display in their own residences.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.

A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.

One of the oldest bridges in Norwich was used during the English witch trials and is said to be haunted.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.

This imprint of an old computer keyboard has a unique backstory.

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.