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Museum Boerhaave

Plague Hospital and Madhouse turned Medical Museum.

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Hortus Botanicus Leiden

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

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The Hidden Eschers of Leiden

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

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Leiden Observatory

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

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The Wall Poems of Leiden

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

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Leiden’s Wall Formulae

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

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Leiden's Floating Christmas Market

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

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Einstein's Sink

A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.

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Stroopwafel Liqueur

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

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Leidse Koffie

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Leidse Koffie

A distillery's abandoned barrels of cinnamon liqueur led to this new Dutch tradition.

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