This risqué sculpture, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, caused outrage 35 years after it was erected.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

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

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.

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

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

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.