Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

The place where houses are born.

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

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.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Mosaics created from 11 million cigar bands.

The world's largest collection of ships in bottles.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

A bizarre form of natural mummification was discovered in the church of this Frisian village.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.

Once housed in the towers of this Gothic church, this 17th century clock still ticks today.

Repurposed space and ultra-modern construction collide to create this geometric wooden spectacle.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.