Places bertshetler Wants to Go

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

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

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.

One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.

This enormous steel tube is the biggest speaking horn in the world.

This conceptual artwork might be the most disappointing attraction in Brussels.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.