Manneken Pis, Brussels

A small bronze statue of a little boy relieving himself into a fountain, a symbol of Brussels' irreverent humour since 1619. It's famously smaller than people expect (about 60 cm), but hunting it out is part of a Brussels visit. Several times a week he's dressed in one of more than 1,000 costumes, which are displayed in the GardeRobe MannekenPis museum around the corner.

He has a sister, Jeanneke Pis, in an alley off the Rue des Bouchers, and a dog, Zinneke Pis. The statue is a few minutes' walk from the Grand-Place.