This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

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

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

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

Europe's largest collection of matchbox designs is a fascinating exploration of the cultural history of the world.

This museum contains a vast array of puppets and marionettes from all over the world, featuring incredible works by Portuguese creators.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

Portugal's National Pantheon has a history of curses, collapses and financial problems.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

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