A taxus-tree to which Julius Caesar reputedly tied his horse.

An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.

This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.

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

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

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

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.

Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.

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

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

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

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

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

A visionary precursor to the Internet made of index cards.

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

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

A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

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

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

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

Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.

A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.