Elsdorf, Germany
Hambach Surface Mine
This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
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Elsdorf, Germany
This mine is home to the largest man-made hole in Europe.
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.
Breezanddijk, Netherlands
The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.
De Koog, Netherlands
The history of sea-faring refuse and disaster is on cramped display in this Netherlands folk museum.
Den Burg, Netherlands
Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.
Stellendam, Netherlands
Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.
Doorn, Netherlands
The elegant manor house where Kaiser Wilhelm II lived in exile after World War I.
Lelystad, Netherlands
Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.
Lelystad, Netherlands
This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.
Harderwijk, Netherlands
While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Pula, Croatia
One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.
Genoa, Italy
Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.
Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Liège, Belgium
This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.
IJsselstein, Netherlands
For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.
Leiden, Netherlands
An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.
Leiden, Netherlands
This early 19th-century graveyard is the final resting place of Vincent van Gogh's mother.
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.