This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

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

Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.

This bike path traverses the treetops.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

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

A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.

A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

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

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

This sprawling Belgian fort was once thought of as impenetrable but now it is simply an abandoned relic.

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

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

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

Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

A marble Lucifer hides behind the pulpit of this Gothic cathedral.

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

Medical history with an amazing, if frighting, collection of wax diseases on display.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.