Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hotel New York
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
The Hague, Netherlands
A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
Groningen, Netherlands
This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.
Oosterbeek, Netherlands
An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Oudenbosch, Netherlands
Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
Mechernich, Germany
This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Swisttal, Germany
This mysterious pig iron pillar does not rust, despite being weathered by the elements for centuries.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
Bingen, Germany
Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Frankfurt, Germany
After years of being casually peed on by humans, this tree is peeing back.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Königswinter, Germany
This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."