Places meltingknight Wants to Go

A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.

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

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

Dutch woodpile home in the forest.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

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

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.