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The French deconstructionist had a weakness for baked goods.

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

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

Old signage above the doors of a church with an amusing backstory.

After a long legal battle, the heart of the famous composer is finally enthroned in the city of his birth.

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

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

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

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

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

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