An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

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

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

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

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

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

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.