Antwerp / Koningin Astridplein

Antwerpen-Centraal, the 'Railway Cathedral'

Nicknamed the 'Railway Cathedral', this protected station combines a stone building crowned by a 75-metre dome with a steel platform canopy 43 metres high, and has repeatedly been named one of the world's most beautiful stations. Step into the entrance hall even if you are not catching a train; the zoo is right next door.