Rome, Italy
The Mouth of Truth
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
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Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Rome, Italy
The ruins of the largest gladiatorial school in Rome are largely hidden under modern streets.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Clermont-Ferrand, France
A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.
Étretat, France
In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
Honfleur, France
One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.
Ghent, Belgium
An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.
Leuven, Belgium
A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Dinant, Belgium
A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.
Brussels, Belgium
From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Brussels, Belgium
The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.