This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

Forget the hearse ‘cause he’s forever immortalized in a Belgian city where AC/DC performed a secret gig that pushed them forward.

A pair of iconic characters from the local newspaper argue over pet snails.

Belgium's national heroine turned spy sacrificed her life to combat German occupation.

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

A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.

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

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

A neighborhood church's unusual abstract stained glass was the final project of avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau.

After a long legal battle, the heart of the famous composer is finally enthroned in the city of his birth.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This unassuming stone bollard is a centuries-old marker denoting the center of the city.