A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

A preserved building where the dead were once watched for signs of life.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.

Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.

A collection of weird and wonderful art fills a former houseplant nursery.

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

An unsettling sculpture of a boy hanging out in a street in Ghent has been baffling visitors for years.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

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

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

Learn about stars, weather patterns, or just enjoy the panoramic view of Ghent.

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

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

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

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

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

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

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.