This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

This massive statue is the personification of Bavaria and the first colossal statue of the modern period composed of bronze.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

At the base of this tower, a plaque marks the original center point of the Netherlands.

The largest flower auction house in the world.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

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

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

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

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

An icon of International Style architecture on the outskirts of Rotterdam.

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

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

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

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

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

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

One of Amsterdam’s most popular cultural and recreational complexes is on the site of a former gas works.

A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.