Places Lillive Wants to Go

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

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

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

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

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

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.