Now this is a superlative we need to make a stop for! The narrowest street in the world, as certified by Guinness! I feel like I've been in a few that have been super close (Mykonos!) but Todd nearly got stuck in this one, so I feel like they're probably right. This street is in the town of Reutlingen, which is about 30 minutes south of Stuttgart. We had to stop for lunch anyway, so why not check off another superlative?
Let's talk about what makes this a "street" though. Just because it has a name? No one really uses this street except that there's value in a superlative.
This won't be a very long post because... well... what you see is what you get as it's only 12 and a half feet long. Spreuerhofstrasse was "constructed" in 1727 after a big fire destroyed much of the city of Reutlingen in 1726. Leaving some space in between buildings was thought to perhaps deter a fire from spreading.
At it's widest (on this end) the "street" is 19.7 inches wide. At it's narrowest on the other end, it's 12.2 inches wide. Interestingly, one of the walls is leaning, and if it continues to do so, it could make the "street" impassable. If that happens, the street could lose it's Guinness World Record status.
Here I am going through! (Am I more than 12.2 inches wide? Wait. Don't answer that!)
In 1820, a fella from the town hall decided to make this a street, rather than an alley or passageway. At one point, Todd was going through and he said, "I'm stuck!" (No worries, he was just kidding!)
We can check off another super cool superlative from the list!
Until next time, Reutlingen
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