A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

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

Portraits of musicians line Oude Binnenweg, the jazziest street in the city.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

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

A nuclear reactor created for Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" campaign is now used for research at a Dutch university.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

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

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.