Namur, Belgium
La Fresque des Wallons
A trompe-l'oeil fresco celebrating 250 Walloon figures who left their mark on the region.
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Namur, Belgium
A trompe-l'oeil fresco celebrating 250 Walloon figures who left their mark on the region.
Cologne, Germany
This little jewel of post-war religious architecture is hidden inside the Diocesan Museum, which swallowed it when it was built.
Namur, Belgium
Where a cross marks the spot King Albert I’s body was found on 17 February 1934.
Enghien, Belgium
A 17th-century heptagonal pavilion that was used for stargazing.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
A small museum dedicated to mustard making inside a still-working mill.
Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
Freemasonry’s universal creed etched in limestone.
Liège, Belgium
A stone record of five floods inside Liège’s cathedral.
Theux, Belgium
Europe's longest Hornbeam tunnel.
Philippeville, Belgium
Though Guinness took away its record, Romedenne’s 1998 wheelbarrow remains the biggest of them all.
Verviers, Belgium
This statue of the Virgin and Child is said to have miraculously changed its position during the 1692 earthquake.
Rochefort, Belgium
This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.
Andenne, Belgium
Old signage above the doors of a church with an amusing backstory.
Herve, Belgium
A Belgian town divided its water supply into six troughs, each with a specific use.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
In 1907, writer Nikolaus Welter invented a fictitious Voodoo tradition around this statue of a reclining Christ — which has since become a reality.
Viroinval, Belgium
This site used to mark the heart of the EU—now it's crowned with a striking glass sculpture and a buried secret underneath.
Mersch, Luxembourg
Rendering of a comic-book hero turned Luxembourg national symbol.
Kiischpelt, Luxembourg
This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
La Louvière, Belgium
This surprising work of art reminds us that La Louvière was once home to one of Europe’s most famous stoneware factories.
Wahl, Luxembourg
The "little Sistine Chapel of Luxembourg" is in the smallest village in the tiny country.
Walferdange, Luxembourg
A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.
Ohey, Belgium
The 6th-century saint is often invoked for tooth pain and young children who experience problems walking.
Écaussinnes, Belgium
This human-shaped statue is actually a geodesic station.
Middelkerke, Belgium
A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.
Brussels, Belgium
This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.