Places AliasSeaThinker Wants to Go

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

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

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

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

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

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

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

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

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

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

This bike path traverses the treetops.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

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