Ghent, Belgium
Gravensteen
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
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Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Brussels, Belgium
Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.
Brussels, Belgium
This enormous steel tube is the biggest speaking horn in the world.
Tervuren, Belgium
A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.
Le Roeulx, Belgium
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Dordrecht, Netherlands
“And the Lord said unto Johan, build for thee an ark for the end of the world is approaching.”
Rozendaal, Netherlands
A late-medieval Dutch castle with trick fountains in its whimsical water gardens.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Take a stroll through the hellish grotesques of Hieronymus Bosch in this elaborate Netherlands church.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Tilburg, Netherlands
A dream-like maze full of strange art, surreal spaces, and fantasy landscapes to get lost in.
Maastricht, Netherlands
Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.
Bassenge, Belgium
A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.
Genk, Belgium
This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
This bike path traverses the treetops.
Antwerp, Belgium
To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.