Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

This statue of a studious young woman stands at the site of Leuven's first college to accept female students.

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

Not many houses move across borders, this one did it twice.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

A reconstructed World War I-era communications array that was once hidden in plain sight.

Six turbines towering over a wide road for passersby.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.

The ruins of a castle sat decaying in this park for years before a massive renovation restored this area to its past beauty.

Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

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

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

Nicolas Schöffer's massive interactive sculpture was assembled in 1961 and brought back online in 2016.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.