Heuvelland, Belgium
Kemmel's Top Secret Command Bunker
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
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Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Brussels, Belgium
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
Brussels, Belgium
This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.
Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Brussels, Belgium
This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Antwerp, Belgium
The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.
Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Ghent, Belgium
This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
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.
Vleteren, Belgium
Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.
Lviv, Ukraine
World's largest crossword puzzle spans the side of a towerblock, its clues scattered throughout the city.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Berlin, Germany
Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
Berlin, Germany
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This historic cemetery was inaccessible for several years due to dozens of land mines.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Kotor, Montenegro
A curious little museum dedicated to the furry feline in the cat haven that is Old Town Kotor.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This museum preserves the hand-dug tunnel that kept Sarajevo afloat during the Serbian siege.
Montenegro
A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.