Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

Six turbines towering over a wide road for passersby.

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

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

A gender-bending antihero's grave, where lies the inspiration for both book and film.

One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.

A pilgrimage site where people ask Saint Dymphna to watch over those who are not of sound mind.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

This annual Belgian water race attracts bathtub captains from all over the world.

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.