Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

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

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

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

A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

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

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.