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

The place where houses are born.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

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

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

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

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years worth of shipwreck artifacts.

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

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

This 1920s Amsterdam neighborhood was built as a giant experiment in concrete construction.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

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

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

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

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 70 species of monkeys roam free alongside their human visitors.

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

The world's first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.