This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.

This Nazi ruin was the site where Hitler was almost blown up by a suitcase bomb.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

Live out your childhood construction fantasies in this one-of-a-kind gyrating hotel.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

A farm turned upside down.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

This Dutch statue is a monument to the fictional shrew who brought doom to the city of Stavoren.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

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

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

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.

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

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

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.

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

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

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

The facade of this bank has changed little over the centuries, including its unique welcome sign.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.