These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.

One of the great math minds of the 17th century is underfoot in this 900 year old Dutch church.

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

The world's first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

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

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

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

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

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

Where lovers tie birch branches into long-lived knots.

Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

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

This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.

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

It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.