The Latin School, founded around 1600, was where Rembrandt attended classes during the time when Pilgrims lived nearby.
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Leiden, Netherlands a Dutch haven

The Latin School, founded around 1600, was where Rembrandt attended classes during the time when Pilgrims lived nearby.

The Latin School, founded around 1600, was where Rembrandt attended classes during the time when Pilgrims lived nearby. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

Some architecture is as it was when the Pilgrims lived in Leiden in the 17th century.

Some architecture is as it was when the Pilgrims lived in Leiden in the 17th century. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

The Leiden Pilgrim Museum is one of the oldest buildings in town, decorated in the style of a 17th century dwelling.

The Leiden Pilgrim Museum is one of the oldest buildings in town, decorated in the style of a 17th century dwelling. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

A snug, 17th century home interior re-created at the Leiden Pilgrim Museum.

A snug, 17th century home interior re-created at the Leiden Pilgrim Museum. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

A worker tends a pond containing giant Victoria lilies in the Hortus Botanicus, founded in 1594. The botanical garden cultivated some of Europe's first tulips, a flower emblematic of Holland.

A worker tends a pond containing giant Victoria lilies in the Hortus Botanicus, founded in 1594. The botanical garden cultivated some of Europe’s first tulips, a flower emblematic of Holland. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

The Mayflower Bookshop carries English-language tomes. Some historians believe American tenets such as free-market capitalism and the separation of church and state stemmed from Pilgrims' time in Holland.

The Mayflower Bookshop carries English-language tomes. Some historians believe American tenets such as free-market capitalism and the separation of church and state stemmed from Pilgrims’ time in Holland. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

Pedestrians come upon a square in Leiden near the castle of the Count of Holland, dating from the 13th century.

Pedestrians come upon a square in Leiden near the castle of the Count of Holland, dating from the 13th century. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

Leiden's historic buildings often have contemporary interiors, such as this guestroom at the Hotel de Doelen on Rapenburg Street.

Leiden’s historic buildings often have contemporary interiors, such as this guestroom at the Hotel de Doelen on Rapenburg Street. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

Leiden, which is like a compact Amsterdam, is also laced with canals.

Leiden, which is like a compact Amsterdam, is also laced with canals. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

Motorboats and rowboats make their way along one of the city's numerous canals.

Motorboats and rowboats make their way along one of the city’s numerous canals. (Susan Spano / For The Times)

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