Bruges, Belgium
Secret Garden of Bruges
You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.
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Bruges, Belgium
You would never come across this tiny green oasis if you didn't know it existed.
Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Damme, Belgium
Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.
Ypres, Belgium
In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Bruges, Belgium
The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.
Bruges, Belgium
You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.
Vleteren, Belgium
Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Heuvelland, Belgium
This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.
Antwerp, Belgium
A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.
Bruges, Belgium
A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Brussels, Belgium
This non-profit theatre in the heart of Brussels is dedicated to hosting independent films.
Kemzeke, Belgium
A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.
Ghent, Belgium
This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Bruges, Belgium
The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.
Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Antwerp, Belgium
Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.
Bruges, Belgium
Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.