Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

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

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