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

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

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.