Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

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

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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

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

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

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

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

This overlooked, beautiful convent hides an original Hieronymus Bosch among its many treasures.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.