A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

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

Nicolas Schöffer's massive interactive sculpture was assembled in 1961 and brought back online in 2016.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

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

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

What was once a bustling mining installation is now a bustling hub of contemporary art.

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

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.