A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Two sections of the old dam that made it possible to tame the Meuse in Belgium in the 19th century.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

Inaugurated in 1921, this is one of many statues in France dedicated to the people who died during World War I for their country.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This symbol of the French Revolution still stands where it was first planted during the 18th-century.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.

In France, a medieval-style home pays homage to an intrepid explorer who discovered Québec.

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

This World War II bunker is now a shrine covered with sea shells.

An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.

An 800-year-old island castle in Guernsey's main harbor.

One of the world's smallest prisons boasts just two small cells.

The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.