This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

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

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.