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The Antwerp Ruien

Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerp Ruien

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

51.2191, 4.4029

Antwerp, Belgium

Plantin-Moretus Museum of Printing

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

51.2184, 4.3990

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Beveren, Belgium

The Doomed City of Doel

Ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

51.3116, 4.2629

Added by Laetitia Petruzzella

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The Zimmer Tower Clock Face

The Zimmer Clock Tower and Museum

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

51.1291, 4.5705

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Mercator Globe

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Mercator Museum

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

51.1672, 4.1447

Added by Annetta Black

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Hotel Casanus

Stekene, Belgium

Hotel Casanus

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

51.2062, 4.0757

Added by EricGrundhauser

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Schedelhof

Herentals, Belgium

Schedelhof

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

51.1232, 4.7902

Added by grauls

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