Schiphol, Netherlands
Planes@Plaza
This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.
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Schiphol, Netherlands
This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.
Haarlem, Netherlands
This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.
Leiden, Netherlands
This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.
Leiden, Netherlands
Once the world's biggest telescope, it was later used as a coat hanger by a famous Dutch astronomer.
Leiden, Netherlands
For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.
Leiden, Netherlands
An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.
Leiden, Netherlands
A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
London, England
A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.
London, England
This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.
London, England
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
London, England
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
London, England
The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
London, England
The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.