Places Ryshili Wants to Go

This cannonball has been lodged in the church wall since a 1695 bombardment destroyed the city center.

This section of the Art and History Museum's collections at the Cinquantenaire explores the symbolism of the heart in Western society.

In the middle of a Brussels roundabout, a cargo container balancing on its edge.

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.

Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.

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

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

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

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

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.