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

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

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

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

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

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

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

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

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

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 whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

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

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

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

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

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

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.