This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This disused VLF radio station is no longer in service but the surrounding town still bears its name.

Live out your childhood construction fantasies in this one-of-a-kind gyrating hotel.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

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

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

A poignant museum dedicated to the history of the Dutch resistance against Nazi occupation

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

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

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

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

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

An abandoned socialist utopia built in the late 19th century.

A cheese discovery made by shepherds became the pride of a region.

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

A celebration of solstice followed by a fiery purging of evils.

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.

A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.