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

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

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

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

This collection of lurid religious statues tell the tales of a saint who stood down the devil.

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

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

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

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

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

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

This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.

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

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

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

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

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

A temple dedicated to the 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish credited with bringing Islam to the Balkans.

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

A stately palace has been converted into the world's largest cannabis museum.

The former 1920s mansion of a prominent Catalan developer was used as the Soviet Embassy during the Spanish Civil War, and there is still a bunker below the garden.

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.