Berlin, Germany
Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World)
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
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Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Berlin, Germany
A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Berlin, Germany
A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Mons, Belgium
A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
This bike path traverses the treetops.
Genk, Belgium
This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.
Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.