After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

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

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

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

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

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

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.

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

In the summer of 1957, a massive architectural exhibition showed off the future of urban living in this German neighborhood.