Places Vrielinkie Wants to Go

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.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

The water swaps direction twice a day, whipping into a frenzy of whirlpools and rapids.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

A plaque on Canada's Hornby Island commemorates a fantastical creature from a fictional universe.

The collection of signage remembers the midcentury pushback against the new neon light.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

A tilted half-timbered house from 1672 is built into a salvaged segment of a medieval wall.

A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.

A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

An Elvis superfan built Denmark's own version of Graceland.

Plans for this local observation tower were debated for so long, the allocated funds lost value and the design had to be changed.

This World War II airfield enjoys a second life as a public park.

This modernist tower was saved by a fraternity with a 500-year-old penchant for shooting at wooden parrots.

A beautiful photography exhibition space housed in a former church.

Residents of this seaside village are building a miniature 1:10 scale version of their historic town.

Faith and landscaping come together in a small Danish haven dubbed the "Bible Garden."

Along this stretch of beach in Denmark resides several massive bastions of energy.

An "evil painter" included pointed symbols in this artwork to poke fun at members of the Danish Parliament.

A whimsical sculpture garden right out of a children's storybook.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.