Once an active defense-line dating back to the 17th century, the West Brabant Line is made up of fortresses and cities with an inundation zone to the north, used as moats deep enough to dissuade... »

Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Rachel

Amsterdam is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Europe. It is also a self-proclaimed experiment in freedom, which has forced many of the city's beautiful buildings and districts into... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by serflac and atimian

There are few people that have such a passion for wine that they would actually like to be bottled in a cask for the night. Yet De Vrouwe van Stavoren has tapped into this niche market, opening a... »

Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by serflac and atimian

The quaint Northern municipality of Volendam is known as a quintessential Dutch town. Many women still even walk the harbor streets dressed in the traditional pointed bonnet and floral dress.... »

Outsider Art, Eccentric Homes | Edited by serflac and atimian

Possibly the largest collection of human mutants in one place, the University of Amsterdam’s anatomical and embryological museum began as the private teratological collection of Gerardus Vrolik... »

Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

A combination free-standing tower and guyed mast, the Gerbrandy Tower is the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands. More impressive, though, is what the tower becomes during the holiday... »

Unusual Monuments, Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

The tallest windmill is actually a disguise. Hidden inside of the windmill's 43-meter-tall tower is a wind power station. Operated by the Nolet Distillery, Noletmolen in Schiedam, South Holland,... »

Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

After you check out Amsterdam's marijuana museum, its torture museum and its sex museum, stop by the Bijbels Museum (Biblical Museum) to see a curious collection of biblical memorabilia. The... »

Unique Collections | Edited by michelle and Dylan

Radio Bloemendaal is a small broadcasting station in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. It has been operated since the 1920s by the local priest in the medium-wave range and used for transmitted church... »

Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson

The Batavia yard has a special ambition; to recreate the shipping from Hollands Golden Age, exactly as it was before, using autingtic methods and materials. Founded in 1985 by William Fox, a... »

Retro-Tech | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan