A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.

Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.

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

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

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

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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

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

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This lurid German fountain plots the sad course of marriage from dating to death.

Nestled on the banks of a river in Nuremberg is a small museum that was once home of the city's official executioner.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.