A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

The narrowest street in Paris.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.

Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.

The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.

This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.

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

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

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

Visitors dating back to the 1600s carved their marks in the stones of the iconic tower.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.