Places thelonesomeroad Wants to Go

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

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

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

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

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

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

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

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.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

Visit the ancient, mysterious Roman catacombs ... in the Netherlands.

A luxury hotel housed in a former 15th century Gothic church.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.