Places IanFry Wants to Go

An artificial hill and apparent calendric structure built in the Early Middle Ages immortalizes a legendary Polish princess.

In the midst of a living monument to Soviet social engineering, Polish Catholics built this church by hand.

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

There are thousands of tributes and memorials to the King, but none quite like this one in a Kraków city park.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.

This man-made mound monument was built out of soil from all across the Polish empire.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.