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

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

The foundations of a forgotten fortress, wedged in between two streams.

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

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

The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

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

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

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

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

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

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

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

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

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

The Belgian royal family's private depot now stands abandoned and forgotten alongside the tracks.

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

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

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

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