This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

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

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

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

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

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

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

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

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.