The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

Portraits of musicians line Oude Binnenweg, the jazziest street in the city.

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

Four giant movable street lights decorate this modern Rotterdam square.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

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