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The Hague, Netherlands
Louwman Museum
In the Netherlands, one of the world's largest private car collections can be found.
52.1000, 4.3502
Schokland, Netherlands
Schokland
The struggle of a small Dutch island against the sea.
52.6492, 5.7777
Europoort Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rozenburg Wind Wall
The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.
51.9014, 4.2240
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
Afsluitdijk
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
53.0083, 5.1903
Noordwijk, Netherlands
European Space Research and Technology Centre
The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.
52.2157, 4.4176
Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
Maeslantkering
This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.
51.9573, 4.1679
Leiden, Netherlands
Temple of Taffeh
An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.
52.1586, 4.4856
Leiden, Netherlands
The Wall Poems of Leiden
The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.
52.1585, 4.4962
The Hague, Netherlands
Panorama Mesdag
The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.
52.0847, 4.3033
Soest, Netherlands
Lange Duinen
This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.
52.1553, 5.2994
Valkenburg, Netherlands
Museum Romeinse Katakomben (Roman Catacombs Museum)
Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.
50.8652, 5.8231
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Red Light Secrets
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
52.3737, 4.8990
The Hague, Netherlands
Madurodam
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
52.0995, 4.2969
Leiden, Netherlands
Leiden's Floating Christmas Market
A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.
52.1575, 4.4925
Leiden, Netherlands
Hortus Botanicus Leiden
A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.
52.1561, 4.4842
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Windmills of Kinderdijk
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
51.8833, 4.6333
Kalamata, Greece
Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving
The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.
37.0444, 22.1175
Laconia, Greece
Cape Matapan Caves
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
36.3999, 22.4779
Isthmia, Greece
Isthmia Prime Hotel
A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.
37.9264, 22.9911
Nafplio, Greece
Lion of Bavaria
This slumbering beast honors the Bavarian soldiers who died in Greece during a 19th-century typhoid outbreak.
37.5667, 22.8114
Kalamata, Greece
Church of Agioi Apostoloi (Church of the Holy Apostles)
The Greek War of Independence was declared at this medieval Byzantine sanctuary.
37.0427, 22.1134
Kalavryta, Greece
Kalavryta Sacrifice Memorial
A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.
38.0340, 22.1180
Spetses, Greece
The Neith of Spetses
Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.
37.2676, 23.1542
Naxos, Greece
Kouros of Apollonas
This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.
37.1792, 25.5482
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