The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.