The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

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

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

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

These narrow stone granaries have been used to store and dry out grain for hundreds of years.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.