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

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

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

The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

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

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

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

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

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

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 city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.