A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

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

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

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

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.