Places amarionknh Wants to Go

Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.

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

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

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

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

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

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

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

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

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

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

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

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

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

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

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

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

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

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

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.