In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

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

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

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

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.