Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

For a moment, you could think there are two identical communication towers in a row, but one of them is made out of PVC.

Sitting at the intersection of sustainability and street art, these repurposed wind turbine blades offer a colorful, "blade-made" tribute to circular design and LGBTQI+ pride in the heart of Rotterdam.

A place where shoes are not displayed as fashion, but dissected as objects of craft, industry and cultural identity.

The heart of Dutch football history.

The west's first Japanese museum and the origin of East Asian studies.

A set of parking garage escalators doubling as a historical overview of Rotterdam.

A series of markers along one side of an Amsterdam canal memorialize the Jewish residents from the other side who died in the Holocaust.

A buried bunker offers both a scenic view and a melancholy reminder of Duindorp’s wartime past.

A Cold War watchtower atop a WWII-era bunker on a historic Dutch dike.

This former cigarette factory was built in a style inspired by Islamic architecture.

In 1421, a drowning man prayed for his life and promised to build a chapel where he would wash ashore.

Exploring the Netherlands’ textile past and future under one roof.

This ancient stele gives a testimony to the presence of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus on the Roman Empire's western frontier.

This 15th century church is where the Pilgrims spent their last night in the Netherlands before setting sail for America.

Oldest World War 2-themed museum in Western Europe.

This site was constructed as a Cold War-era defense against a Russian invasion.

An old, partly destroyed church, preserved in the state it was left in after a fire.

A storm shelter built for survivors of shipwrecks.

Cycling around the Veluwe visitors are treated to a collection of stones from around the world.

A bike traffic circle showcasing the works of local graffiti artists.

A memorial commemorating the man whose name became synonymous with taking a picture in the Netherlands.

A first-of-its-kind circular bridge for cyclists.

This fake airfield was built as a decoy to protect a real airport from the Allied Forces.

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'