A family-run botanical garden with tropical plants, artsy sculptures, and eccentric buildings.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

This small museum collects the Christian remembrances which would otherwise be forgotten.

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

The place where houses are born.

Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

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.

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

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

These ruins on Mont Tantané dates back to the Iron Age, but there is limited evidence for why a village was built so far from water or other resources.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

These four fountains are said to have healing properties, with a glass of the 'miracle' water being given to Louis XII of France.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

The "Mona Lisa" of funerary art.