Places thelonesomeroad Wants to Go

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

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.

Once housed in the towers of this Gothic church, this 17th century clock still ticks today.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

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

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

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

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

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

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.

Dutch woodpile home in the forest.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

Made of 41,900 pieces of mosaic, it took two years to piece together this giant egg.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

A nomadic museum known for its art exhibitions about religion and faith.

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

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