These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

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

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

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

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

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.

This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.

This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

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

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

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

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.