After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

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

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

A beautifully rebuilt windmill from the 17th century, situated along the Amstel River.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.