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

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

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

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

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

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

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

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

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

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

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

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

The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

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

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

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

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

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.