Places mawdsleyem Wants to Go

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

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

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.