Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

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

This heavily worn bas-relief was once an honored fertility symbol.

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

The tallest church in Mechelen might have been the tallest in the world if not for a lack of funds.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

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

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

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

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

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

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

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

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

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

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

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

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

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

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.