Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.

This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.

After the construction of a nearby cathedral obstructed the view, the oldest belfry in Belgium was more than doubled in height.

Also known as Napoleon's Canal, this waterway was created on the orders of the general, and construction was interrupted by Waterloo.

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

A gender-bending antihero's grave, where lies the inspiration for both book and film.

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.

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

The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.

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

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

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

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

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

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

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

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

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

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

This former Nazi castle was built as a school to train what would have been the future of the Third Reich.