Amsterdam, Netherlands
Theater Tuschinski
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.
Dinant, Belgium
A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Genk, Belgium
What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Liège, Belgium
This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.
Bassenge, Belgium
This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.
Waimes, Belgium
The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.
Ypres, Belgium
The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Roubaix, France
Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Frankfurt, Germany
The world's only silo that was topped by two revolving restaurants has unfortunately been demolished.
Chemnitz, Germany
One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.
Leverkusen, Germany
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world.
Detmold, Germany
This proud Teutonic warrior rises out of a German forest heralding a victory and measuring lightning.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Dresden, Germany
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.