Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Windmills of Kinderdijk
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Oersoep
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Haarlem, Netherlands
Teylers Museum
Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.
Haarlem, Netherlands
Bloemen Route
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, Netherlands
Oudekerksplein
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Leiden, Netherlands
Museum Boerhaave
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theater Tuschinski
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Hotel Inntel Zaandam
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A'DAM Lookout and Over The Edge Swing
This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
The Hague, Netherlands
Panorama Mesdag
The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.
The Hague, Netherlands
Madurodam
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Rome, Italy
The Catacombs of San Sebastian
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Rome, Italy
Via Appia
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Vatican City
Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Rome, Italy
Pyramid of Cestius
The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.
Rome, Italy
Parish Church of Santa Maria del Popolo
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Rome, Italy
Campo de Fiori
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
Basilica di San Clemente
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Rome, Italy
Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Rome, Italy
Saint Victoria's Incorruptible Body
The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.
Rome, Italy
Meridian Line of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
