Places sofiajstenfeldt Wants to Go

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

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.

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

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

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

A pillar is all that remains of a church built to honor a peculiar miracle.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

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

Discover what life is like on Amsterdam’s famous canals.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.