Places pleiades Wants to Go

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

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

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

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

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

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

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

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

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

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.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.