This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

An astounding collection of taxidermy, fossils, skeletons, and even a few strange live beasts.

An enormous Polaroid picture adds an artistic flair to Rotterdam.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

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

A garden of flying flowers.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

This enormous steel tube is the biggest speaking horn in the world.

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

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