A small museum dedicated to one of the most popular fish in Taiwanese cuisine.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

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

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

Inside the world's largest seed bank, WWII botanists elected to starve to death rather than compromise their collection.

An art museum inside an active factory.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

A surreal pile of colorful junk fills a small yard in an otherwise gray neighborhood.

Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.

Dark, eerie exhibits make for a surreal exploration of the subconscious.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

The oldest museum in Russia is home to a fascinating collection of nearly two million anthropological artifacts and anatomical curiosities.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

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

A true Valhalla for cactus and succulent lovers.

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

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

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

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.