Places abbylynn Wants to Go

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

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

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

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

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

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

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

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

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

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

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