Places j311y834n Wants to Go

This section of the Art and History Museum's collections at the Cinquantenaire explores the symbolism of the heart in Western society.

Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."

This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.

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

The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

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

Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.