This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

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

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

The largest flower auction house in the world.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Rich with fauna and flora, nature-lovers can walk across the sea at this UNESCO World Heritage spot.

The 20-mile causeway that separates the Netherlands from the sea.