Places freaky82 Wants to Go

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

A gender-bending antihero's grave, where lies the inspiration for both book and film.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

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

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

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

A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

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

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.