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

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

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

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

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

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

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.