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

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

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

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

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.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

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

This abandoned church in central Lyon is missing its front stairs.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

With a facade that measures just 107 centimeters, this five-story building is one of the skinniest in Europe.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

A state-of-the-art medical facility dedicated to treating beloved birds of prey.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

The enormous diamond-shaped building packs a trove of academic and literary treasures into one futuristic space.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.