For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

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

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

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

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

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

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

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

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.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

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

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.