Leuven, Belgium
'Renée'
This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.
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Leuven, Belgium
This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Baarle-Nassau, Netherlands
This building once stood at the center of a butter war.
Leuven, Belgium
A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.
Stockholm, Sweden
A water reservoir disguised as a castle stands atop a hill in a park in Stockholm city.
Leuven, Belgium
A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.
Leuven, Belgium
A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.
Naarden, Netherlands
The Siege of Naarden ended in 1814, but the cannonballs embedded in the town church remain.
Aachen, Germany
A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.
Leuven, Belgium
Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Zuidlaren, Netherlands
This monument pays homage to a classic Dutch tune.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.
Leiden, Netherlands
The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.
Leiden, Netherlands
Only a few walls remain of the last church the Pilgrims used before they sailed to North America.
Duffel, Belgium
The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.