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This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

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

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

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

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

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

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

The tomb of a hard traveling saint is constantly covered in shoes as offerings to heal disabled youth.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

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

A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

A monument to the thousands of Canadian soldiers who died capturing the French ridge during World War I.

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