Places gerardvanelzen Wants to Go

The former home and studio of Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

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

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

Walk through the history of a Dutch truck manufacturer, from 1928 to today.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.

This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

The skull of this patron saint is kept in a shrine located in his hometown.

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

A military museum, art park, mausoleum, and architectural oddity all on one fascist's estate.

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.

This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.