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Antwerp, Belgium

Vlaeykensgang

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.
Added by eliasverstappen
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chet Baker Memorial Relief

In 1988, jazz legend Chet Baker fell to his death from a window of this hotel facing Amsterdam Centraal.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Leuven, Belgium

Crypt of Father Damien

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.
Silvana Lopes Added by Silvana Lopes
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mirakelkolom

A pillar is all that remains of a church built to honor a peculiar miracle.
Dark Nebula Deluxe Added by Dark Nebula Deluxe
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudekerksplein

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
serflac Added by serflac
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Major Bosshardt Monument

A statue commemorating 'the greatest inhabitant of Amsterdam of all time.'
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Amsterdam, Netherlands

National Holocaust Monument

The mirrored section takes the shape of Hebrew characters when viewed from above.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Amsterdam, Netherlands

The House with The Blood Stains

The former home of a mad diplomat is said to still be marked in bloody, arcane scrawls.
Added by brickhound
Amsterdam, Netherlands

City Hall Urinal

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Sean J Allen Added by Sean J Allen
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Kleine Trippenhuis

One of Amsterdam's narrowest houses is located right across the canal from its widest.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudemanhuispoort

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.
Added by stevekorver
Namur, Belgium

Le Cheval Bayard

This unfinished sculpture, once loathed by locals, ultimately earned their affection.
Added by duaner
Namur, Belgium

La Fresque des Wallons

A trompe-l'oeil fresco celebrating 250 Walloon figures who left their mark on the region.
Added by duaner
Lyon, France

Horloge Charvet

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.
Xavixavir Added by Xavixavir
Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Tarragona, Spain

Monument als Castellers

Few symbols capture the spirit of Catalonia more vividly than its tradition of human towers.
Xavixavir Added by Xavixavir
Berlin, Germany

Neue Wache

A poignant memorial that traces two hundred years of German history.
Matt Burke Added by Matt Burke
Bastogne, Belgium

McAuliffe Memorial and Sherman Tank

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Namur, Belgium

Rocks of Marche-les-Dames

Where a cross marks the spot King Albert I’s body was found on 17 February 1934.
Added by duaner
Namur, Belgium

Quartier des Carmes

This is a surprising Art Deco district in a city with a history dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries.
Added by duaner
Paris, France

Canal Saint-Martin

A large portion of this navigable canal runs under Paris's famed boulevards.
Added by cdanesh
Dunkerque, France

Bains Dunkerquois

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.
Cris Hellwig Added by Cris Hellwig
Paris, France

Gare de Lyon Métro Exotic Garden

An underground tropical garden sits inside a Paris Métro Station.
Added by cdanesh
Dunkerque, France

Quartier Exentric

A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.
Added by duaner