Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

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

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

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

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.

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

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

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

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Roman-era ships unearthed...

This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Charles Dickens was not a fan of the ghastly wall dressings in this 6th century church.

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.