Places abbylynn Wants to Go

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

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

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

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

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

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.