A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

These waste baskets play a few risque messages to discourage littering.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

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

A collection of biblical memorabilia.

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

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

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

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

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

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

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.

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

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

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.