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

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

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

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

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

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

The "Heroine of Dunkirk" rescued over 7,000 Allied troops during the historic World War II evacuation.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

This statue of an everyday cleaning tool sits proud upon a plinth in Manchester's coolest quarter.

This businessman wanted to make a name for himself (and no one else).

Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.

A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.

These murals stand as reminders to the troubled history of this Northern Ireland city.

You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.

A massive Celtic cross secretly growing in an Irish forest.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Originally commissioned as a sculpture to reflect the history of Belfast's red-light district, the final sculpture has been banned from Belfast public land.

A small plaque highlights the damage caused by German air raids during World War II.

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

Flying high, this unusual hornet statue celebrates the local soccer team formerly owned by Elton John.

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.