Heuvelland, Belgium
Kemmel's Top Secret Command Bunker
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
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Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Brussels, Belgium
This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.
Ghent, Belgium
A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Brussels, Belgium
Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
Brussels, Belgium
One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.
Brussels, Belgium
Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Remouchamps, Belgium
Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.
Brussels, Belgium
Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary
A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.
Sopron, Hungary
"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
300 years of pharmaceutical history on display.
Veszprém, Hungary
The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Budapest, Hungary
This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.
Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Hungarian self-built castle.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.