Places obstakel Wants to Go

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

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

The gargoyles and grotesques of the 21st century are here—22 emoji built into a new building in the Netherlands.

The birthplace of most all of Europe's space missions is here on the Dutch coast.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

A rare double mill nestled along the banks of the Aa river.

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

Lombardy poplars planted to imitate the size and shape of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims.

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

This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.

Repurposed space and ultra-modern construction collide to create this geometric wooden spectacle.

A 1:20 scale piece of the Netherlands commissioned by a queen lets visitors take a stroll as giants.

The world’s largest street art museum.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.