Ghent, Belgium
Gravensteen
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
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Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Ghent, Belgium
Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
Mainz, Germany
A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.
Kastrup, Denmark
Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.
Malmö, Sweden
This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.
Malmö, Sweden
20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.
Malmö, Sweden
Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.
Malmö, Sweden
This quarry filled with 65 million-year-old limestone is now home to a nature reserve.
Malmö, Sweden
This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.