Ghent, Belgium
The Flashing Streetlights of Ai Nati Oggi
Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.
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Ghent, Belgium
Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.
Diksmuide, Belgium
Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.
Ostend, Belgium
The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
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.
De Haan, Belgium
An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Bruges, Belgium
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.