Moeders
Moeders has been collecting photos of mothers on its walls since 1990. The stamppot is exactly what you want after a cold Amsterdam afternoon.
Travel for Solo
Solo travel has gone fully mainstream — roughly three in four Millennial and Gen Z travelers now plan trips on their own, and most are choosing longer stays over quick getaways. This archive covers safety-first destination picks, social hostels and group tours, and itineraries designed for travelers who set their own pace and answer to no one.
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Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum
The world’s oldest cannabis museum has been in Amsterdam’s Red Light District since 1985 — 9,000 artifacts make a surprisingly serious case for the plant.
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Restaurant Blauw
Blauw’s rijsttafel on Amstelveenseweg is the real reason to make a reservation — 15+ dishes that trace the Indonesian archipelago in one sitting.
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Zaanse Schans
Six windmills still grind spices and press oil here — not for show, but because the machinery actually works.
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Bussia
Bussia’s in-house panificio does the heavy lifting before your pasta even arrives. In Amsterdam-Centrum, this is the Italian dinner worth planning around.
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Greenwoods Singel
Greenwoods Singel has barely changed since 1988 — canal views, tiered scone stands, and a reservation book that fills fast.
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Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
The Spoonbridge and Cherry is bigger than you expect. The surrounding 11 acres of sculpture make a strong case for skipping the museum entirely.
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Butcher & The Boar
The beer garden alone makes Butcher & The Boar worth the detour — but it’s the smoked meats and bourbon list that keep Minneapolis locals coming back.
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Hell’s Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen is employee-owned, underground, and serves the best bison benedict in Minneapolis. The house-made peanut butter alone justifies the trip.
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Mall of America
A brass plaque marks where home plate once stood. Now there’s a roller coaster above it. That’s Mall of America in one image.
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Omelegg
Omelegg invented the omeletterie concept in the Netherlands — De Pijp’s best breakfast stop delivers fresh, made-to-order omelets in a spot worth the wait.
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Bakers & Roasters
Bakers & Roasters packs New Zealand cafe energy into Amsterdam’s Jordaan. The Brazilian-inspired brunch plates are generous enough to skip dinner.
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Glow Mini Golf Amsterdam
Glow Mini Golf sits a short walk from Amsterdam Centraal and pulls off the blacklight theme without feeling like a tourist trap.
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The Seafood Bar
Fons De Visscher went from fishmonger to running four Amsterdam locations — the oysters and bouillabaisse explain why reservations fill fast.
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La Rive
La Rive held two Michelin stars for years inside Amsterdam’s grandest hotel. Few restaurants in the city carried that kind of weight.
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Schönbrunn Palace
The Mirror Room where Mozart played at age six hits differently when you’re standing in it — Schönbrunn earns every hour you give it.
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Hohensalzburg Fortress
Hohensalzburg never fell to siege — 900 years later, the funicular still deposits you inside a fortress that time forgot to ruin.
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Belvedere Palace
The Kiss is here, in person, and smaller than you expect — but standing in front of it inside Belvedere’s Upper Palace still stops you cold.
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St. Stephen’s Cathedral
The catacombs hold 11,000 Viennese and Habsburg organs. The roof tiles alone took my breath away before I even walked inside.
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Mirabell Palace and Gardens
The Marble Hall is where Mozart once performed — and where Salzburg still holds concerts today. The gardens are the Sound of Music stairs.
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Hallstatt Old Town
Hallstatt’s salt mines predate the Roman Empire by millennia. The skull chapel alone makes the detour worth it.
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Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl)
2,657 fire-gilded copper tiles and a museum most visitors walk past — the Golden Roof rewards the ones who go inside.
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Akihabara Electric Town
Akihabara on a Sunday — car-free, loud, and completely itself. No other block on Earth looks quite like Chuo Dori when the crowds take over.
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