Places blowendtheory Wants to Go

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

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

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

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

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

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

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

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

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

This hotel was once home to a steamliner company and became the final rest stop for Europeans heading to the New World.

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

The former headquarters of history's oldest megacorporation.

This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.