This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

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

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.

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.

This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.

Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.

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

Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

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

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

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

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.