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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

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

This bike path traverses the treetops.

Six turbines towering over a wide road for passersby.

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

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

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

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

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

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A garden of flying flowers.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

In the shadow of a former battleground, the resting place for nearly 2,000 soldiers who died in World War I.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.