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

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

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

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

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

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

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

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.

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.

A Museum of Psychiatry in a still-operating mental institution.

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

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

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

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

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

This World War II-era bunker hides between medieval chapels in Nijmegen's city center.

The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.

This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.

A museum-like shop that has been producing clogs, brushes, and ropes for nearly 200 years.

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.