Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

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

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

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

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A town trapped in time - 1958 to be exact.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

What looks like a normal building is really a hollow facade hiding a subway vent.

The historic Masonic Lodge in which the first-ever female Mason was initiated.