Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.

This artificial ring island was built to hold cubic tons of polluted dirt.

A giant yellow phallus sculpture hidden in the gardens of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

A tiny house showcases the busy life of a local gnome.

This small museum collects the Christian remembrances which would otherwise be forgotten.

The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.

One of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

The nerve center of a massive, state-of-the art radio telescope that sprawls across Western Europe.

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

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

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.