Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.

In the Netherlands, one of the world's largest private car collections can be found.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

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

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

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

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

The largest flower auction house in the world.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.