Places alxndr Wants to Go

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

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

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

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

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

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.

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

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

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

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

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.