This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

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

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

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

The ruins of a castle sat decaying in this park for years before a massive renovation restored this area to its past beauty.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

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

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.