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

This Belgian palace was long the domain of priests and aristocrats but is now being turned into an art commune.

Burbling away in refrigerators are 105 sourdough starters from around the world.

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.

This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.

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

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

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

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

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

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

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

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

This bike path traverses the treetops.

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

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

A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

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

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

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.