The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

An underwater city for the dead.

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

This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

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

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

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

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.