Places Kevsky Wants to Go

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

Albert Einstein would often sit in this chair during visits to the observatory to discuss science with Willem de Sitter.

Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.

The remains of a medieval wall discovered in the basement of a jewelry store.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

Once housed in the towers of this Gothic church, this 17th century clock still ticks today.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

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

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.