Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.

This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

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

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

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

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

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