This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.

Luxembourg's most popular statue since 1923 has been missing for... 26 years!

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

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

A beautifully preserved and hidden 16th-century alleyway, tucked behind an unassuming door.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

Sitting at the intersection of sustainability and street art, these repurposed wind turbine blades offer a colorful, "blade-made" tribute to circular design and LGBTQI+ pride in the heart of Rotterdam.

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

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

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

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

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

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.