Places annikaaa Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

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

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

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

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

Nicolas Schöffer's massive interactive sculpture was assembled in 1961 and brought back online in 2016.

A nearly 25-foot concrete sculpture of Sylvette, Picasso's muse.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

A striking memorial to the Jews of Leiden who were murdered during World War II is scattered throughout the city.

Unknown to many, this is where items not displayed in a Dutch history of science museum are held.

Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.

An engineering wonder at Pillnitz Castle protects a precious 230-year-old flowering shrub.