Above the door of a house, a plaque claims to commemorate the future living place of the inventor of time travel.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

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

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

Hiding the longest subterranean river known in the world.

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

An installation that makes understanding the size of the universe a walk in the park.

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

A small statue commemorates a centuries-old event that still hangs over the people of Leuven.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

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

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history.

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

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

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.

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

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

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

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

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