The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.

A museum dedicated to the history of the diamond trade in the Netherlands.

A striking memorial to the Jews of Leiden who were murdered during World War II is scattered throughout the city.

The Netherlands is home to a bridge printed out of reinforced concrete.

A tiny house showcases the busy life of a local gnome.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

Where lovers tie birch branches into long-lived knots.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

A museum of broadcasting with an array of vintage equipment and its own active transmitter.

World's only telecommunication tower with a wooden pinnacle.

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

This abandoned Croatian stronghold never saw a great deal of conflict but it is still a beloved relic nonetheless.