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Genk Sundial Park

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

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C-Mine

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

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Kruisherenhotel

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

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Selexyz Dominicanen

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

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Fort Saint Pieter

This historical Netherlands fortress still bears the marks of its single siege.

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St. Pietersberg Caves

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

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Borgloon, Belgium

Reading Between The Lines

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

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Koen Vanmechelen's Labiomista in Genk, Belgium.

A Madcap Project Aims to Rejuvenate a Former Mining Town in Belgium

Koen Vanmechelen's Labiomista is part art, part science, and heavy on the chickens.

November 13, 2018