History & Culture in Belgium

Forget the hearse ‘cause he’s forever immortalized in a Belgian city where AC/DC performed a secret gig that pushed them forward.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

The ruins of a castle sat decaying in this park for years before a massive renovation restored this area to its past beauty.

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

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

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

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