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

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

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

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

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

Tintin's creator is celebrated in an immersive museum that's an astounding work of modern art.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.

A giant bug impaled on a 75-foot-tall needle.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

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

This collection of solar timekeepers includes the world's first digital sundial.

Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.

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

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

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.