Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

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

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.

Housed in an old church, this hunting museum holds a collection of mythical bird-rabbit creatures.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

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

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

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

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

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

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A hidden church in a hidden courtyard tells the story of the Miracle of Amsterdam.