Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

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

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

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

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

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

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

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

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

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

A fragment of one of history’s most famous walls stands as a reminder of unity in a culturally divided city.

This public art pays homage to the baseball legend and civil rights icon and his time in Montreal.

One of São Paulo's tight urban intersections has become a haven for graffiti artists ever since a single Batman started the trend.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."