Places WHALEN Wants to Go

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

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

The place where houses are born.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

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

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

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.