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The Flashing Streetlights of Ai Nati Oggi

Ghent, Belgium

The Flashing Streetlights of Ai Nati Oggi

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

'Searching for Utopia' in Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort, Belgium

'Searching for Utopia'

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

Vladslo German Military Cemetery

Diksmuide, Belgium

Vladslo German Military Cemetery

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

Amandine Museum Ship

Ostend, Belgium

Amandine Museum Ship

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

Bizarium

Sluis, Netherlands

Bizarium

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

Belfort Sluis

Sluis, Netherlands

Belfort Sluis

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.

Sandworm
Permanently Closed

De Haan, Belgium

Sandworm

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Bruges, Belgium

Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Two giant cones of pommes frites greet visitors.

Bruges, Belgium

Frietmuseum

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

The Procession of the Holy Blood

Bruges, Belgium

The Procession of the Holy Blood

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

Torture Museum Bruges

Bruges, Belgium

Torture Museum Bruges

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

House Bouchoute.

Bruges, Belgium

House Bouchoute

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

Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges

Bruges, Belgium

Smallest Gothic Window in Bruges

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

Halve Maan beer pipeline.

Bruges, Belgium

Halve Maan Brewery Beer Pipeline

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

Smedenpoort Skull

Bruges, Belgium

Smedenpoort Skull

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

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