Places akiraa1 Wants to Go

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

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

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

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

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

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.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.