Places everywhereemily Wants to Go

A museum dedicated to the history of the diamond trade in the Netherlands.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

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

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

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

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

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

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.

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

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

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

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