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

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

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This enormous steel tube is the biggest speaking horn in the world.

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

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

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

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Explore this medieval cathedral by trying to spot all the malevolent monsters hiding in its beautifully colored windows.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.