Brussels, Belgium
Musée des Arbalétriers (Museum of Crossbowmen)
This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.
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Brussels, Belgium
This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.
Ghent, Belgium
This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.
Antwerp, Belgium
This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Brussels, Belgium
Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Treigny, France
Despite centuries of architectural innovation, this French castle is being built like it's the 13th century.
Lyon, France
A colorful piece of contemporary art cheerfully clashes with Lyon's historical architecture.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Orschwiller, France
The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Paris, France
During the summer months, giant teddy bears take over Paris near Les Gobelins metro station.
Vernon, France
A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.
Creissels, France
The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.
Sers, France
This futuristic observatory at the top of the Pyrénées offers unrivaled views.
Les Trois-Moutiers, France
A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.