Places Edited by Simpluree

A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.

The site of the original experiment that would be used to disprove the theory of luminiferous ether.

A historical observatory still in use by modern astronomers.

Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

A retro Yugoslav congress, cultural, and business hall built in the 1970s, with an iconic world clock.

A local train station entrance hall doubles as a sanctuary for barn swallows.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.

A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

This only museum in the world dedicated solely to mushrooms.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.

Admire dozens of life-size animals made from old scrap metal, nuts, screws, and valves.

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

An unremarkable wooden wheel built into the side of one of Rome's oldest hospitals was part of a policy to reduce infant exposure.

A once-fairy tale mansion now stands in a state of disrepair.

This controversial statue once honoured a Russian Field Marshall, before ultimately being dismantled in a push to remove symbols of Russian influence.

One of the oldest cemeteries in Germany was originally used for victims of a cholera epidemic.

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

At one of Berlin’s oldest churches, visitors can place mosaic tiles to help restore a medieval mural.