This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

A rare tour of an aristocrat's private home reveals valuable 17th-century paintings from artists like Rembrandt.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

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

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

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

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

This impressive collection of rare books on ancient mysticism inspired author Dan Brown.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

The history and future of cannabis.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

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

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.