Places jbedigian Wants to Go

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

The place where houses are born.

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.

Dutch woodpile home in the forest.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

Lombardy poplars planted to imitate the size and shape of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.

The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.

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.

The Siege of Naarden ended in 1814, but the cannonballs embedded in the town church remain.

This striking structure, with balconies jutting out like hedgehog spines, combine cutting-edge design with a playful approach to light and space.

Explore the evolution of photography and cinema through historical and contemporary equipment.

Legend says the only thing buried within this magnificent tomb was a dog.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

This 17th-century passageway is home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.