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

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

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.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.

This strange statue features a bust of the famous composer plopped atop a woman's body.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

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

This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.

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

A Gothic-inspired fish market is Gothenburg's best place to find loaves and fishes.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

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

The trailblazing Swedish businesswoman created a beloved minty candy called polkagris.