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Kris Best

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History and travel enthusiast based in Berlin, Germany.
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Milepost adjacent St. Bartholomew’s Church

Konin, Poland

Konin Milepost

Oldest surviving milestone in Europe outside of the Roman Empire.

Monte Scherbelino.

Stuttgart, Germany

Monte Scherbelino (Rubble Hill)

This natural hill rose another 130 feet from the debris and rubble added after World War II.

Stuttgart Cable Car

Stuttgart, Germany

Stuttgart Cable Car

This old wooden funicular railway leads to a cemetery in the forest.

Full statue with reliefs at its base.

Hamburg, Germany

Hans Albers Monument Reliefs

Carved scenes of sex work and unglamorous labour beneath a cultural hero.

The renovated exterior of Elektrownia Powiśle

Warsaw, Poland

Elektrownia Powiśle

One of Warsaw's coolest malls was once a center for anti-Nazi resistance activity.

Netting shields the alcove from nesting birds.

Schwerin, Germany

Petermännchen Statue at Schwerin Castle

A carved figure embodying the palace’s pint-sized but protective spirit rooted in local folklore.

Kwidzyn Dansker

Kwidzyn, Poland

Kwidzyn Dansker

Prior to modern plumbing, some toilets were in tall towers perched over rivers.

Neuhaus Chocolate Shop

Brussels, Belgium

Neuhaus Chocolate Shop

The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

The Parliament of trees with tombstones for the victims of the Berlin Wall

Berlin, Germany

The Parliament of Trees

A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.

Stalin Villa

Potsdam, Germany

Stalin Villa

The home of Joseph Stalin during the Potsdam conference.

The Illusory Window

Wrocław, Poland

The Illusory Window

It’s a painted window that looks completely real, hiding on a building in the market square.

Aufbau der Republik

Berlin, Germany

Aufbau der Republik

One of the best-preserved pieces of DDR propaganda in Berlin.

Graffiti from 1611.

Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg Cathedral's Antique Graffiti

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Demons portrayed in the stained-glass windows of Strasbourg Cathedrals.

Strasbourg, France

Stained-Glass Demons

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

Hubertusbad.
Permanently Closed

Berlin, Germany

Hubertusbad

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

Granary in Jankowo up close

Jankowo, Poland

Walter Gropius's 1906 Spichlerz

A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.

Polish Army Museum.
Permanently Closed

Warsaw, Poland

Polish Army Museum

This extensive collection covers thousands of years of Polish military history.

The Golden Dove up close

Darłowo, Poland

King Eric's Golden Dove

This statue is said to bring good luck to visiting lovebirds.

Fangor Mosaics

Warsaw, Poland

Fangor Mosaics

Complex tile installations designed by a renowned Polish artist in a Warsaw subway.

Lunar Rover at Mariacka Street

Gdańsk, Poland

Lunar Rover at Mariacka Street

During the renovation of this bas-relief, the constructors added one unusual element.

The Cloth Hall Knife

Krakow, Poland

The Cloth Hall Knife

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.

Krakow Torch Sockets

Krakow, Poland

Krakow Torch Sockets

Remnants from a time before electricity.

Tchorek plaque at the entrance of Edward Szymanski Park

Warsaw, Poland

Tchorek Plaques

These plaques found across Warsaw commemorate the sites where executions or battles took place during the German occupation.

Wrocław’s Former City Prison

Wrocław, Poland

Wrocław’s Former City Prison

This ex-prison dates back to the Middle Ages.

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