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A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

The former home and studio of Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

This stately council chamber hasn't changed since 1545.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.

This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.

This site used to mark the heart of the EU—now it's crowned with a striking glass sculpture and a buried secret underneath.

Stuffed people arranged in unsettling scenes give a voyeuristic glimpse of life within a historic old hotel.

Whimsical wash tubs row down the stream as part of this Carnival celebration.

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

A beautiful Kentish country intersection hosts a tasty little photo spot.

A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.

A midnight snack that lights up the night.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

This disused boat elevator was saved from the scrap heap so that visitors could tour its rusting skeleton.