A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

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

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

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

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

The tomb of history's greatest potato promoter is surrounded by tubers.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.