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

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

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

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

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This home designed for chocolate magnate Antoni Amatller is an exquisite treasure-box of Catalan Modernism.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Venice's island of the dead.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

The people of Padua pledged to construct this church if the city was spared from destruction during World War I.

The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This old medieval prison tower has been a site of astronomical research for more than 250 years.