Ypres, Belgium
Sanctuary Wood Museum
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
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Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Ostend, Belgium
The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Charleroi, Belgium
This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Antwerp, Belgium
This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.
Turnhout, Belgium
Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Antwerp, Belgium
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Brussels, Belgium
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.
Tervuren, Belgium
A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.
Tervuren, Belgium
A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Maldegem, Belgium
A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Brussels, Belgium
Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.
Oss, Netherlands
One of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium.