This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A long-closed church turned into a saintly skate park.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

The largest airborne operation in history was launched to capture this bridge.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

An interactive museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the home computer.

The largest collection of the iconic wooden shoe in the world.

An icon of International Style architecture on the outskirts of Rotterdam.

A nuclear reactor created for Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" campaign is now used for research at a Dutch university.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

An art installation memorializing a tram stop, which became a tram stop.

Wind power station for making famous Ketel One vodka.

Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.