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The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

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

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

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

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

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

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

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

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.

People have been placing babies on these lilies for photoshoots since the Victorian era.