Bruges, Belgium
Centrale Begraafplaats Brugge Assebroek
The oldest cemetery in Belgium.
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Bruges, Belgium
The oldest cemetery in Belgium.
Ypres, Belgium
In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
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.
Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Heuvelland, Belgium
This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.
Vleteren, Belgium
Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.
Ostend, Belgium
Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.
Damme, Belgium
Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.
De Haan, Belgium
An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.
Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands
Its town washed away centuries ago, this lonely tower by the sea tells the tale of a mermaid and a curse.
Grijpskerke, Netherlands
A family-run botanical garden with tropical plants, artsy sculptures, and eccentric buildings.
Vlissingen, Netherlands
A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.
Knokke-Heist, Belgium
A garden of flying flowers.
Sluis, Netherlands
This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.
Sluis, Netherlands
This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.
Boge, Sweden
A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
Gnisvärd, Sweden
Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Visby, Sweden
This trio of stone spires claims to be the only preserved medieval execution site in Europe.
Visby, Sweden
A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.