Places andeelk Wants to Go

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

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

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

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

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

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

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

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

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.