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This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

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

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

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

The history and future of cannabis.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

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

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

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

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

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

Largely overlooked, this little fountain on Museum Island is a whimsical tribute to a Prussian king nicknamed the “Fatty Flounder.”

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.