An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

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

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

A striking memorial to the Jews of Leiden who were murdered during World War II is scattered throughout the city.

This Dutch art piece became a Russian icon.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

A giant yellow phallus sculpture hidden in the gardens of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

The hands on this clock appear to be created by two workers sweeping debris into careful positions.

From afar it looks like someone's hat blew into the water, but closer inspection reveals a giant floating sculpture.

A giant floating rubber duck-bunny painted with a different design every year.

An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.