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

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

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

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

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

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This historic tall ship traveled 1.5 million miles around the globe, and once did duty as the mythical pirate ship in Peter Pan.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

The last timber and iron Chinese temple in Australia.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

Melbourne's favorite bronze dog.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

The largest shot tower in Australia is a unique reminder of industrial ammunitions history.