Places jazzysailor Wants to Go

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Featuring one of the oldest collections of historic musical literature in the world.

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

A rare opportunity to see artists working on their craft in a unique setting.

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

A monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.