Places stephsrs Wants to Go

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.

Two columns and a path leading into the woods at Fort Bennett Park are all that remain of a custom-built, Bavarian-inspired castle

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

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

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.

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

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'

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

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

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

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

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

Widely advertised as Amsterdam’s narrowest street, this passage was once a highlight of the Red Light District before its windows closed.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

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

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

A wonderland of oil paintings by a self-taught artist who collaborates with Imagine Dragons—hidden in a 17th-century building near the Rembrandt House.

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

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