Places ndgreco Wants to Go

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

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

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

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

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

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

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

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.