Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”