Brussels, Belgium
Laeken Cemetery Crypt
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
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Brussels, Belgium
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
Liège, Belgium
This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Grindelwald, Switzerland
The second-highest train station in Europe.
Commugny, Switzerland
A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.
Zermatt, Switzerland
Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.
Saas-Almagell, Switzerland
The only tower of an aerial tramway standing over a ski-lift.
Basel, Switzerland
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Wohlen, Switzerland
A rare museum dedicated to a rather overlooked material in the history of fashion.
Degersheim, Switzerland
A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.
Bern, Switzerland
An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.
Montreux, Switzerland
A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.
Romont, Switzerland
What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.
Basel, Switzerland
An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.