This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

It is said that coins washed in the waters here will miraculously multiply.

More tin toys than you can shake a clapping monkey at.

The largest collection of model trains in the world is actually run using full-size locomotive technology.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.

A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

The world's oldest optical museum is an odd collection where the exhibits look at you.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

A hidden sculpture garden tucked within the middle of Brighton.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.