An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

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

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

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

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

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

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

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

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

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.

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.

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

One of the oldest and most significant collections of Ancient Egyptian archeology outside of Egypt.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.