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I do circus and carpentry. I have a toxic garden, I save wildlife and tend to push the boundaries of exploring- the odder, the older, the better. I'm on IG as @sawdust_and_glitter.
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Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Martinstor McDonald's
Located in a heritage building, this Mickey D's is missing its Golden Arches.
47.9937, 7.8489
Utrecht, Netherlands
DOMunder Subterranean Ruins
Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.
52.0910, 5.1210
Utrecht, Netherlands
Museum Speelklok
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
52.0908, 5.1194
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cuypers Library
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
52.3600, 4.8852
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Torture Museum
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
52.3674, 4.8906
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Poezenboot (The Cat Boat)
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
52.3781, 4.8931
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brouwerij ’t IJ
This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.
52.3668, 4.9263
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sexy Loo
These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.
52.3730, 4.8982
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Gable Stones
In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.
52.3700, 4.8900
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stadsbank van Lening (City Bank of Lending)
The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.
52.3707, 4.8937
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Cheese Museum
This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.
52.3764, 4.8843
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Tulip Museum
Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.
52.3763, 4.8841
Delft, Netherlands
Vermeer's Grave
The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.
52.0127, 4.3559
Delft, Netherlands
Museum Prinsenhof Delft
Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.
52.0121, 4.3546
Zaandam, Netherlands
Verfmolen De Kat
This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.
52.4751, 4.8178
Zaandam, Netherlands
Hotel Inntel Zaandam
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
52.4381, 4.8159
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Oersoep
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
52.3746, 4.8947
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oudekerksplein
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
52.3744, 4.8980
Amsterdam, Netherlands
De Waag
Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.
52.3727, 4.9003
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oost-Indisch Huis
The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.
52.3708, 4.8981
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The House with The Blood Stains
The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
52.3650, 4.9007
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.
52.3670, 4.9084
Wilmington, Delaware
Hendrickson House Museum
One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.
39.7386, -75.5413
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nicolas Cage's Pyramid Tomb
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
29.9590, -90.0712
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