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

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

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

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

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

A shining memorial to a Belgian hero is said to bring luck to anyone who touches it.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

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

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.