Places Mat Wants to Go

Luxembourg's first beer museum honors the Grand Duchy's contributions to the art and science of beer-production.

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

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

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

Enjoy a pint surrounded by Europe’s largest collection of vintage beer advertisements.

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

This temple to the sturm and drang of Richard Wagner contains a dragon's cave and reptile zoo full of living "dragons."

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.