An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.

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

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

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

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

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

One of the deepest indoor swimming pools in the world.

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

A Belgian self-built tower inspired by the Bible and ancient civilizations.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

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

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.