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La Calamine, Belgium

Neutral Moresnet

This little patch of Europe remained neutral for more than a century because of a mine.
hanssterkendries Added by hanssterkendries
Zedelgem, Belgium

Vloethemveld

Formerly a munitions depot and World War II POW camp, now a nature reserve.
Thuba Added by Thuba
Leuven, Belgium

Heilige Geestcollege

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Rochefort, Belgium

‘Arc Majeur’ by Bernard Venet

This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.
Added by duaner
Bruges, Belgium

Grave of Antoine Michel Wemaer

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.
babblefu Added by babblefu
Heuvelland, Belgium

Potato Vending Machine

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.
wolterkasdorf Added by wolterkasdorf
Tervuren, Belgium

Royal Museum for Central Africa Natural History Collections

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Genk, Belgium

C-Mine

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Bucharest, Romania

Memorial of Rebirth

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.
ovidiuneacsu Added by ovidiuneacsu
Bucharest, Romania

Arcul de Triumf

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Lilina Added by Lilina
Bucharest, Romania

Palace of the Parliament

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
ovidiuneacsu Added by ovidiuneacsu
Bucharest, Romania

Cărturești Carusel Bookstore

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
ovidiuneacsu Added by ovidiuneacsu
Brussels, Belgium

La Pasionaria

This enormous steel tube is the biggest speaking horn in the world.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Ostend, Belgium

Bow of HMS Vindictive

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.
Added by Jacky Frigaux
Bruges, Belgium

The Devil's Pants

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.
babblefu Added by babblefu
Brussels, Belgium

René Magritte Museum

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.
Added by janetcetera
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Erasmus Statue

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.
Added by tjvanderlinden
Otterlo, Netherlands

Kröller-Müller Museum

Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.
Added by dczippy
Sluis, Netherlands

Belfort Sluis

This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Vaals, Netherlands

Vaalserberg

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Europoort Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rozenburg Wind Wall

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.
katiebaker4 Added by katiebaker4
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam Historic Harbor

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cube Houses

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Vaals, Netherlands

Labyrint Drielandenpunt

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
michelle Added by michelle