Places boixestel Wants to Go

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

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

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

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

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

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

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

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

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

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

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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

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

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.