Faro, Portugal
Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
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Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
Cheverny, France
The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.
Bourtange, Netherlands
This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
Groningen, Netherlands
This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.
Arcozelo, Portugal
Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.
Porto, Portugal
Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
The Hague, Netherlands
The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.
Treigny, France
Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.
Genk, Belgium
This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Oudenbosch, Netherlands
Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
The Hague, Netherlands
The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Delft, Netherlands
Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.