A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

A mural recalls a fictional woman who once lived at 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Brussels.

A bronze statue of the fictional character nicknamed "Mrs. Hat" from a beloved Belgian comedy.

One of the oldest bank museums in Europe showcases unusual currencies of the world and other money-related miscellanea.

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

Head underground and take a tour of the city's working sewer system, and see the underground river Senne, which defined Brussels for centuries before being covered in the 19th century.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

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

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

This recently restored crypt was once plagued by liquefying coffins and exploding caskets.

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

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

When the city of Manchester built a new centralized heating network, they did it with style.

Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.

Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).

The largest municipal cemetery in the United Kingdom and the second largest in Europe contains some of Manchester’s biggest characters.

The city of Manchester quietly unveiled this tribute to a 19th-century massacre.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

An abandoned canal route lies hidden under the streets of Manchester.