Places boixestel Wants to Go

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

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

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

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

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

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

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.