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

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

Portraits of musicians line Oude Binnenweg, the jazziest street in the city.

A giant yellow phallus sculpture hidden in the gardens of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

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

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

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

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

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

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

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.