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Nijntje stoplight

Utrecht, Netherlands

Miffy Traffic Light

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

The streets of Geel, Belgium.

Geel, Belgium

Geel, Belgium

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

The Zimmer Tower Clock Face

Lier, Belgium

The Zimmer Clock Tower and Museum

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

St. Rumbold's Cathedral

Mechelen, Belgium

St. Rumbold's Cathedral

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

Trolls of De Schorre Park

Boom, Belgium

Trolls of De Schorre Park

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

Borders of Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog.

Baarle-Hertog, Belgium

Borders of Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Sprookjesbos

Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

Efteling Sprookjesbos

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

The Passenger.
Permanently Closed

Mons, Belgium

The Passenger

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

Le Roeulx, Belgium

Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

Villers Abbey church ruins

Genappe, Belgium

Abbaye de Villers

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

The Charles de Gaulle Saxophone Bridge

Dinant, Belgium

The Charles de Gaulle Saxophone Bridge

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.

Ordensburg Vogelsang

Schleiden, Germany

Ordensburg Vogelsang

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

A section of the trail on a narrow strip of Belgium.

Belgium

Vennbahn Cycleway

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.

The stairs to nowhere at Signal de Botrange.

Waimes, Belgium

Signal de Botrange

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

Caves of Remouchamps

Remouchamps, Belgium

Caves of Remouchamps

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

Hotel Kosmos

Heuvelland, Belgium

Hotel Kosmos

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

Soldiers marching through the Menin Gate (before the modern structure) at the start of WWI

Ypres, Belgium

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The museum exterior.

Ypres, Belgium

In Flanders Fields Museum

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

Westvleteren

Vleteren, Belgium

Westvleteren

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

Gravensteen

Ghent, Belgium

Gravensteen

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Blue Forest

Halle, Belgium

The Blue Forest

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

Fort Eben-Emael

Bassenge, Belgium

Fort Eben-Emael

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

Tower of Eben-Ezer

Bassenge, Belgium

Tower of Eben-Ezer

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

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