Rotterdam, Netherlands
Trompenburg Arboretum
A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.
Leiden, Netherlands
A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands
A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Defynnog, Wales
Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.
Machynlleth, Wales
Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.
Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales
This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'
Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Powys, Wales
Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.