Places Lillive Wants to Go

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

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

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

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

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.

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

A bronze woman in a stylized dress honors a courageous politician.

Possibly the world's largest hourglass only needs to be reset every New Year's Eve.

Beautiful antiques and obscure engineering artifacts trace the evolution of phones from rare luxuries to ubiquitous.

The bronze creation commemorates the life and work of a beloved actor.

This easily overlooked memorial immortalizes the scars from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

A much-loved sculpture depicting the hero of a 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

Also known as Uncle Karl, the beloved bronze copper keeps a watchful eye on St. Stephen’s Basilica while people rub his lucky belly.

A diminutive statue that was inspired by the sculptor's own daughter.