Places katehawes Wants to Go

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

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

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.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

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

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

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

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.