Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

Live out your childhood construction fantasies in this one-of-a-kind gyrating hotel.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

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

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.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

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

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

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

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

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.