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

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

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

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

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.