These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.

The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.

The narrow passages will challenge even the bravest driver.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.