Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

A collection of biblical memorabilia.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

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

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

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

The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

A grassy pyramid named after a French battle.