The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

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

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

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

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

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

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

This 22-floor tower's Skydeck offers panoramic views of Amsterdam.

The place where Czar Peter I of Russia resided in 1697 during his Grand Embassy.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

This gigantic monument hidden in the woods was built to thank the Dutch for sheltering Belgian refugees during World War I.

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

The place where houses are born.

Lombardy poplars planted to imitate the size and shape of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims.