Iwaizumi, Japan
Ryūsendō Cave
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
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Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
Zutphen, Netherlands
Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.
Stavoren, Netherlands
A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.
Loenen, Netherlands
The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.
Hoenderloo, Netherlands
This small electronics museum is full of whirring, humming, clicking ephemera.
Radio Kootwijk, Netherlands
This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Enkhuizen, Netherlands
The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Winkel, Netherlands
This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
The Hague, Netherlands
Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies
Schiedam, Netherlands
Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.
Dordrecht, Netherlands
“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”
The Hague, Netherlands
Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.
The Hague, Netherlands
The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.
The Hague, Netherlands
A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
The Hague, Netherlands
A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.