The Netherlands' first car tunnel has an unusually rectangular shape.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

A uniquely preserved neo-Gothic church that is now home to a collection of art and woodcarvings.

This giant wire frame man sculpture is crouched in contemplation.

While most bridges allow roads to pass over water, this one allows water to pass over a road.

This residence straddles a border between Belgium and the Netherlands.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.