Places obstakel Wants to Go

A unique World War II memorial commemorates where the American B-17 bomber Man-O-War crashed.

The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.

This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.

A family-run botanical garden with tropical plants, artsy sculptures, and eccentric buildings.

A 14th-century church holds a unique monument to a German mathematician who dedicated his life to calculating the value of pi.

This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.

The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.

Various sculptures are a rotating exhibit in this small town.

At the base of this tower, a plaque marks the original center point of the Netherlands.

A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.

One of the largest sandsculpture installations in the world, this exhibit boasts a unique combination of sprawling sand scenes, theological musings, and salvaged shipwrecks.

A solid steel plane designed to catch fire over and over again.

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

This 17th-century house has a long and colorful history.

The largest collection of the iconic wooden shoe in the world.

This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

A massive explosion that leveled hundreds of buildings in the city of Leiden is remembered by a waterside plaque.

This Dutch statue is a monument to the fictional shrew who brought doom to the city of Stavoren.

A relic of the old jail still stands in its original location.

Discover what life is like on Amsterdam’s famous canals.