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

A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.

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

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

A Black Forest cuckoo clock theme park features one timepiece big enough to walk inside.

This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.

An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.

The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

See what remains of a once grand ancient Roman circus.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.