This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

From 135 feet high riders plunge down the world's tallest freestanding body slide at 65 mph.

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

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.

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

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

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.

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.

These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.

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

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

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

This tribute to the 16th-century composer is now an unusual shrine to Michael Jackson.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

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