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

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

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

The European equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is slowly spreading over the entire city.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

From afar it looks like someone's hat blew into the water, but closer inspection reveals a giant floating sculpture.

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

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A strangely curved lamppost stands tall over this avenue in Rotterdam.

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

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

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

This charming pup is meant to celebrate the youth and stubbornness of the city's students.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.