Things to do in Belgium

On the outskirts of Mons is the Héribus slag heap, a 138-meter-high spoil heap next to the coal mine of the same name that was active here until 1968.

The concrete remains of the Sauwartan coal mine, which closed in 1938, rest at the edge of the Saint-Ghislain forest in Dour.

The statue of King Leopold II on the Throne Place, Brabo in Antwerp and Manneken Pis: one by one bronze monuments cast by the "Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles."

Volunteers from History Park have taken care of a unique collection of historic railway wagons near the tripoint between Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

Expo 58 left its mark on Brussels in every possible way. Just think of the reconstruction of the inner ring road and the Atomium. But what remains of it on the grounds of the world exhibition itself?

The Centenary Palace, a gift for Belgium's hundredth birthday, was the focal point of the World Exhibition in 1935, as the year in the pediments reveals.

Trucks and cars rush over the Estaimpuis bridge towards Kortrijk or Tournai. But under the bridge, you will only find a traffic-free meadow.

Hundreds of workers and employees were swarming together on the Thurn & Taxis freight station platforms in Brussels a hundred years ago.