This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

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

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

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.

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

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

Monkeys lounge around at this 13th century temple.

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.