Antwerp, Belgium
Het Bootje (The Little Boat)
The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.
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Antwerp, Belgium
The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
This bike path traverses the treetops.
Waimes, Belgium
The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Stekene, Belgium
Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.
Tielt-Winge, Belgium
The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.
Heyd, Belgium
A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Brussels, Belgium
This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.
Brussels, Belgium
This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Brussels, Belgium
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
Chaudfontaine, Belgium
Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Liège, Belgium
A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Brussels, Belgium
Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Borgloon, Belgium
Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.