Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

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

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

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.

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

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

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

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

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

A museum celebrating the Canadian forces that liberated Belgium from the Nazis replete with battlefield miniatures and multiple Gardens.

Petting this mysterious iron monkey supposedly brings good luck.

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

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

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

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.

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

Brussels' favorite peeing boy has a sister.

When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.