This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

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

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

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

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

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.

Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

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

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

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.