Places giuseppa66 Wants to Go

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

The only museum dedicated to the tile production for which the Rupel region was renowned.

The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.

It's forbidden to dig within this ancient Roman fort hidden beneath a playground.

Devious political maneuvering and four ancient, working telescopes are central to the world's second-oldest observatory.

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

This 17th-century house has a long and colorful history.

The west's first Japanese museum and the origin of East Asian studies.

One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.

An ancient Egyptian temple sits within a modern European museum.

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.

A retail shop has preserved the 17th-century food cellar from the old building it now occupies.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

This historic Dutch newspaper building is covered with media-themed details—and one unrelated oddity.

This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

Stained-glass windows inspired by Vincent van Gogh's paintings decorate this church in the town where the artist's career began.

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

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.