Hamburg, Germany
Oberhafen-Kantine
This dockworkers' lunch joint has been left leaning by a century of storm floods.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hamburg, Germany
Wälderhaus
This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.
Lathen, Germany
Emsland Maglev-Test Facility
A decomissioned facility where the German "Transrapid" maglev trains were once tested.
Lithuania
Dvina Missile Silo
Launch site for nuclear war against Western Europe.
Pušaloto seniūnija, Lithuania
Niurkoniai Chapel
This lonely Lithuanian chapel looks more beautiful and haunting in decline than it ever did in life.
Liepāja, Latvia
Saint Nicholas Naval Cathedral
This ornate church has survived Nazi and Soviet occupation, including a short stint as a Soviet-era gymnasium and cinema.
Estonia
Peko
A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
Valaste, Estonia
Valaste Waterfall
This stunning limestone waterfall is the highest in Estonia.
Koogi, Estonia
Jägala Waterfall
The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.
Tallinn, Estonia
The "Russalka" Memorial
The first monument in Estonia that was made by an Estonian sculptor.
Tallinn, Estonia
Kadriorg Palace
A spectacular Petrine Baroque summer palace commissioned for Catherine I by Peter the Great.
Tallinn, Estonia
Hellemann Tower and City Walls
Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.
Põhja-Tallinna, Estonia
Fortress Patarei
A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.
Tallinn, Estonia
Glehn Park
A forest park outside Tallinn full of architectural and artistic curiosities.
Tallinn, Estonia
KGB Museum
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Hamburg, Germany
St. Pauli Elbtunnel
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Jankowo, Poland
Walter Gropius's 1906 Spichlerz
A Bauhaus co-founder designed this quirky, abandoned granary.
Zegartowice, Poland
Grzyb skalny w Zegartowice (Zegartowice Mushroom Rock)
This mushroom-shaped rock has frustrated and fascinated locals for centuries.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
The Secret Polish Eagle on Fara Church
This symbol of Polish heritage survived the occupation during World War II, hidden in plain sight.
Parcz, Poland
Mazurolandia
A miniatures park with a model of Wolf's Lair as it looked during World War II.
Kętrzyn County, Poland
Bismarck Tower Ruin
This hilltop ruin is of the hundreds of stone columns built in tribute to the first German chancellor.
Jawor, Poland
Jawor Peace Church
This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.
Witnica, Poland
Signpost Park
This public park collects signposts and other memorabilia related to local history, Polish-German relations and human progress
Bielefeld, Germany
Bielefeld Conspiracy
According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
