An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

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

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

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

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'

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

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

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

An old, partly destroyed church, preserved in the state it was left in after a fire.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

This diner from 1930s America now resides in a small town in the Netherlands.

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

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

Tour part of the Maginot Line bunker system built to defend France against a German invasion.

This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.