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

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

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

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

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.

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.