A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.

A German shoemaker-turned-folk-hero whose impersonation of a Prussian military officer earned international notoriety.

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

An ancient Roman relief beautifully preserved on the façade of a house.

This small chapel built into rock is the oldest place of worship in Luxembourg.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.

Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

The world's first fish doorbell monitors this water passageway.

Underground attraction offering tours of the foundational ruins of a church nave that collapsed in 1674.

Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.

The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.

Atop this former dutch railway office sits an interstellar work of art.

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.