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

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

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

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

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

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

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

This strange statue depicts a young boy's body with an adult Mozart's head and a single wing.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.

Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.

A cheeky architectural easter egg.