A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.