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

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.

Intricate metal sculpture that's half gothic cathedral, half construction equipment.

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.

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

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

The Belgian library displays burned books that were salvaged from the fires of both world wars.

This charming, hidden guild museum holds some 700 years of crossbow history.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

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

An open-air sewer system that was covered piece-by-piece over 300 years.

Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.

Only museum in the world devoted to bookbinding and book arts holds a permanent collection representing five centuries.

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

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

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

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

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.

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

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