Places zamand Wants to Go

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

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

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

Hidden along this old street in Antwerp is a surreal monument of a bronze arm sprouting four hands.

This interactive sculpture allows visitors to leave a message in case a friend passes by.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

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

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.

Amsterdam's Red Light District leaves little to the imagination.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

This vast collection of smoking pipes from across the world spans centuries.

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.