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

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

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

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

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

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

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

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

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

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

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

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A team of concrete athletes stands in the middle of a traffic circle.

One of the most iconic neon ads of former East Germany.

This small exhibition displays equipment and artifacts once belonging to the feared Stasi secret police.

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.