This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless

Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.

The sanctuary holds what was once believed to be the saint's incorruptible tongue.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.

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

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.

Portraits of musicians line Oude Binnenweg, the jazziest street in the city.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.