Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

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

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

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

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

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

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

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

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

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

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

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

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.