Vienna, Austria
Herzgruft 'Heart Crypt'
The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.
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Vienna, Austria
The hearts of 54 Habsburg royals received special burials here separate from their bodies.
Grantham, England
One of the oldest libraries in England, and one of the last of the great medieval chained collections.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.
Maldegem, Belgium
A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.
Vleteren, Belgium
Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Brussels, Belgium
This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Binche, Belgium
The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.
Bruges, Belgium
The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.
Antwerp, Belgium
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
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.
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.
Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Brussels, Belgium
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Brussels, Belgium
Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.