A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.