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.

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

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

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

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

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

Relive a Polish uprising via an enormous, century-old cyclorama.

This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.

One of only two places in the world where two rivers cross each other without the waters mixing.

This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This uber-quaint Polish village is known for its habit of painting elaborate floral motifs on just about everything.