An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

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

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

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

An Elvis superfan built Denmark's own version of Graceland.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

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

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

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

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

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

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi gathering place that still stands today.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.

This bike path traverses the treetops.