Leiden, Netherlands
Museum Boerhaave
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
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Leiden, Netherlands
A former plague hospital turned medical museum.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Giethoorn, Netherlands
This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Detmold, Germany
The ruins of a medieval castle that survived two sieges.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Local legend of a lurking canal crocodile takes on a life of its own with this sculpture.
Tharandt, Germany
Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.
Potsdam, Germany
A historical observatory still in use by modern astronomers.
Blieskastel, Germany
After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.
Attendorn, Germany
A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.
Göttingen, Germany
A collection of antique telescopes dot the halls of the university's astrophysics department.
Potsdam, Germany
One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.
Göttingen, Germany
Renowned mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss once worked at this observatory.
Göttingen, Germany
A staggering collection of satellite models and actual flight parts.
Halle (Saale), Germany
This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.
Grainau, Germany
A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.
Mörsdorf, Germany
Germany's longest suspension rope bridge.