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The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

A line number in Amsterdam that will likely never be used again due to its tragic history.

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

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

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

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

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

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

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

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

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

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

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