These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

For over 300 years this little carving has been the city’s good luck charm.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

A trio of red, white, and blue stones embedded in the streets of Leiden are markers of medieval territory and law.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

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

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.

This magenta statue commemorates the legendary marriage between a mermaid and the city's founder.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.

Two standing giants remain as a tribute to Luxembourg's metallurgical past.