Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A unique collection of five Roman burial grounds right next to the road.

This bunker site once briefly used by Hitler now features locals’ accounts of German occupation.

Tiny sculptures hidden in plain sight miniatures in Namur.

This Belgian observatory bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Planet Express building.

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

Nicolas Schöffer's massive interactive sculpture was assembled in 1961 and brought back online in 2016.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

A hidden museum focusing on the sexual aspects of anthropology.

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

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

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

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

Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.

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

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