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

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

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

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

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

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

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

Building Men of War and Indiamen from Holland's Golden Age.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

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

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.