Year: 2015

The Clog Museum

Discover The Clog Museum in Zaandam, Netherlands: A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

Leiden Observatory

Discover Leiden Observatory in Leiden, Netherlands: Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

Waterfall of Loenen

Discover Waterfall of Loenen in Loenen, Netherlands: The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

The Hidden Eschers of Leiden

Discover The Hidden Eschers of Leiden in Leiden, Netherlands: Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

The Hidden Eschers of Leiden

Discover The Hidden Eschers of Leiden in Leiden, Netherlands: Tucked away in the Leiden city hall are a group of works by famed artist MC Escher.

Kremlin of the Netherlands

Discover Kremlin of the Netherlands in Winkel, Netherlands: This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.

Apenheul Primate Park

Discover Apenheul Primate Park in Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 70 species of monkeys roam free alongside their human visitors.

Jheronimus Bosch Art Center

Discover Jheronimus Bosch Art Center in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands: Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.

Selexyz Dominicanen

Discover Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht, Netherlands: This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Celestial Vault

Discover Celestial Vault in The Hague, Netherlands: Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

Windmills of Kinderdijk

Discover Windmills of Kinderdijk in Kinderdijk, Netherlands: Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Keukenhof Gardens

Discover Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse, Netherlands: Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.

In’t Aepjen

Discover In't Aepjen in Amsterdam, Netherlands: This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

Our Lord in the Attic

Discover Our Lord in the Attic in Amsterdam, Netherlands: The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls

Discover Kaieteur Falls in Guyana: The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

Caos Bar & Antiguidades

Discover Caos Bar & Antiguidades in São Paulo, Brazil: Half curiosity cabinet, half late night hotspot, this Brazilian bar is helping turn a dangerous neighborhood around.

Hidden Madonna Altar

Discover Hidden Madonna Altar in Ubatuba, Brazil: A secret Virgin Mary tucked away on a Brazilian beach.

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