Places RHF Wants to Go

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

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

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

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

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

The gilded, masterful astronomical clock will calculate time, dates, and planetary positions for thousands of years to come.

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

One of the world's earliest skyscrapers.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

This beautifully restored fortification kept the city safe for centuries.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

This grisly exhibit houses skeletons and weapons from a devastating 14th-century clash.