The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

Aged nearly 1,700 years, the world's oldest bottle of wine is probably still drinkable.

A triumphal steel arch on the side of a German mountain.

World's largest barrel containing an inn.

A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.

This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

The location where the American Revolution ended.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.