Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.

Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

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

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

A massive explosion that leveled hundreds of buildings in the city of Leiden is remembered by a waterside plaque.

Graffiti covers the walls of a room where university students through the centuries have waited nervously to defend their theses.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

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