Walhain, Belgium
Geographic Center of Belgium
This metal monument marking the middle of Belgium represents three regions coming together to form one country.
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Walhain, Belgium
This metal monument marking the middle of Belgium represents three regions coming together to form one country.
Orp-Jauche, Belgium
Ancient man-made caves underneath small town Belgium.
Genk, Belgium
What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.
Zutendaal, Belgium
No shoes allowed on this trail, which is designed to be experienced barefoot.
Belgium
Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Schleiden, Germany
This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
Otterlo, Netherlands
Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.
Oosterbeek, Netherlands
An idyllic hotel that gave its name to a supposed shadow government.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.
Oudewater, Netherlands
The giant scales in this museum can still tell if someone is one of the devil's brides just by weight.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.
Opijnen, Netherlands
A unique World War II memorial commemorates where the American B-17 bomber Man-O-War crashed.
Wernigerode, Germany
On the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, science and the occult faced off in a failed attempt to turn a goat into a boy.
Quedlinburg, Germany
The medieval institution is home to the precious treasure stolen in World War II in one of the greatest art thefts of the 20th century.
Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Jawor, Poland
This dazzling wooden church was constructed as part of an elaborate peace project after the Thirty Years' War.
Karpacz, Poland
This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.
Terezín, Czechia
Created as a "model concentration camp" to hide Nazi atrocities from the international community, this former camp-ghetto now holds a museum and memorial honoring the lives lost within.
Dresden, Germany
This Dresden church was purposely rebuilt Protestant after being demolished in World War II.
Żagań, Poland
The site of one of the largest prison escapes of World War II.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Townsend, Tennessee
In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.