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

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

A pillar is all that remains of a church built to honor a peculiar miracle.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

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

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

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

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

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

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.