Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

Belgium’s famous peeing statue has worn many hats (and coats, and pants), which are on display at this small museum.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

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

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.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

A huge old mansion full of thousands of toys, each there to be used and played with.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

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

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

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

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

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.