Places Shaheen Alikhan Wants to Go

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

One of the great math minds of the 17th century is underfoot in this 900 year old Dutch church.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

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

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

The remains of a medieval wall discovered in the basement of a jewelry store.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.

It's forbidden to dig within this ancient Roman fort hidden beneath a playground.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.

A journey through 430 years of bulbiculture in the Netherlands.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.