Willebroek, Belgium
Fort Breendonk
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
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Willebroek, Belgium
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
Zutendaal, Belgium
No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Genk, Belgium
What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
Vaals, Netherlands
A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
Blegny, Belgium
Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.
Boom, Belgium
Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Sinsheim, Germany
It has an American Dream Car exhibit, Europe's largest Formula One collection, and many, many mannequins.
Heidelberg, Germany
This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.
Heidelberg, Germany
Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
Orschwiller, France
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
These giant yellow bowling pins seem to be defying gravity.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Maastricht, Netherlands
This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.
Canterbury, England
A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.