A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

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.

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

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

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

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

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

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.