Places chalicecoxhynd Wants to Go

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

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

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

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

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

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.

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

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

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

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

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

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