Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

A monumental toilet that is also host to rare plants.

An installation that makes understanding the size of the universe a walk in the park.

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

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

Six turbines towering over a wide road for passersby.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

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

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

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.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.