Places Kris Best Wants to Go

Rusted humanoid clutching a laptop and trailing cables.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

A unique two-level bridge designed to honor a king.

A wunderkammer of gold and silver reliquaries and ancient saintly bones.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Several rooms flooded with 35mm film reel.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

These pools have been abandoned for over 20 years.

This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.

A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.

Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

Dedicated to this region's early settlements and rich history of salt mining.

The world's oldest known salt mine.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

Maze-like streets filled with vibrant murals draw visitors to this Istrian town.

Inside this small chapel tucked away in the forest is one of the most well-preserved Danse Macabre frescos.

An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.

This was the second largest mercury mine in the world and one of the oldest preserved mine complexes in Europe.