Places Petronille Wants to Go

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

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

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

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

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Don't be fooled by this fake medieval facade even if it is almost 300 years old.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

A hidden sculpture garden tucked within the middle of Brighton.

This historic fountain is a favorite neighborhood meeting point.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.