Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.

Art historians have debated the identity of this medieval stone rider since the 19th century.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Trek through the jungle on a boat and a swinging bridge and you'll be rewarded with these refreshing, if pungent, mineral pools.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

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

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

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

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

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

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

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

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

The world's largest wooden structure.

A Spanish artist builds his own castle.