Places Kmolove Wants to Go

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

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.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Tower in the center of town marks the midway point in the 10,000-kilometer Cape-to-Cairo journey.

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.