Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

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

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

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

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."

What looks like an ordinary house from the outside is actually a rotating sculpture.

Exploring the Netherlands’ textile past and future under one roof.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

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.

A haunting contrast of trains that both saved and took the lives of Jewish children in Nazi Germany.

A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.

A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

This strange sculpture is an enigmatic icon of this medieval German town.

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

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

Go inside a revolutionary, cage-less zoo where 35 species live and some of them roam free alongside their human visitors.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.