Places alessandralee Wants to Go

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.

Under a church hides a forgotten 13th-century ossuary containing the remains of around 2,500 people.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.