Places anniepconley Wants to Go

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

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

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

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

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

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.

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

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

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