This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

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

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

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 statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

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.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

A monumental toilet that is also host to rare plants.

A chapel quietly preserves the remains of Father Damien, who devoted his life to caring for leprosy patients.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

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

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.

The longest pedestrian tunnel in the world.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.