Places josinevanheek Wants to Go

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This public park collects signposts and other memorabilia related to local history, Polish-German relations and human progress

This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

One of the world's largest amber altarpieces is housed within this reconstructed medieval church.

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A mysterious emblem tucked in an small alleyway is actually the coat of arms of a heroic medieval family.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

These mechanical goats first battled it out in the year 1551, all because of an overcooked deer.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

A family-run botanical garden with tropical plants, artsy sculptures, and eccentric buildings.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.

The portrait of a man from Japan who sent weekly letters to a Dutch hotel he never visited.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.