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 former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

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

In this recreational park, two artificial lakes share a surprising connection to Wembley Stadium.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

Britain's answer to the NSA is based out of this deliciously-named circular headquarters.

Unwanted and reluctant ownership, Gordon Lamp glimmers faintly and serves as a relic of the bygone Victorian era.

400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.

This tiny alleyway is now a shrine to a subculture riot between the mods and rockers.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

The final resting place of a miniature monkey.

This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

A 26-foot shark sculpture—a statement about bombs—set off a municipal battle royale.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

A retirement home for soldiers that can trace its history to the Elizabethan era and beyond.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.