A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

The tiny Belgian town's ancient version of Mardi Gras involves eerie wax masks, sticks for warding off evil, and ostrich plume hats.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

This museum is housed in an unassuming building that witnessed one of the most daring feats of satire in modern history.

This former coal mine, now a fascinating museum, was the site of Belgium's worst mining disaster.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

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

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.