10 BEST Things To Do In Brussels | Brussels Travel Guide
Discover the best of Brussels, Belgium, with this curated guide to its top attractions. From the stunning Gothic architecture of the Grand Place and the quirky Manneken Pis to world-class art museums and futuristic landmarks like the Atomium, experience the diverse charm of this vibrant European capital.
Grand Place
The Grand Place is a gorgeous, Unesco listed, cobblestone square, surrounded by ornate guildhalls that were once the headquarters of the city’s merchants.
Town Hall
The 15th Century city hall, a Gothic building, is home to a museum displaying tapestries, wood panelling and paintings.
Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis is a popular tourist attraction, a statue of a child in the nude who has been the recipient of about 800 different costumes.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts is home to an impressive collection of Belgian and European masterpieces.
Magritte Museum
The Magritte Museum is dedicated to the surrealist artist René Magritte.
Atomium
The Atomium, located in Heysel Park, is a 102-meter tall iconic monument built for the World’s Fair of 1958 and designed in the form of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times, with museum, exhibition space and viewing platform inside.
Mini-Europe
Mini-Europe is a theme park located north of central Brussels and features scale models of Europe's biggest and best sites.
Parc du Cinquantenaire
Parc du Cinquantenaire is a large public park in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, built during the reign of Leopold II to commemorate fifty years of Belgian independence, where visitors can climb to the top of the arch to see nice views of Brussels and beyond.
Art and History Museum
The Art and History Museum was built by King Leopold II as a celebration of Belgium's 50 years of independence and features 600,000 artefacts and art objects from all over the globe, plus a number of fascinating temporary exhibitions.
Belgian Comic Strip Centre
The Belgian Comic Strip Centre is located less than a mile north of the Grand-Place and its collection is made up of 7,000 original plates and drawings and is a treat for kids and adults.
Le Botanique
Le Botanique was historically the botanical gardens of the city and still attracts a large number of guests in the modern day, where the greenhouse, which dates back to the 19th Century, now regularly plays host to a range of performing arts.
St Gudule and St Michael's Cathedral
Construction of St Gudule and St Michael's church began in 1215 and was completed 300 years later, which accounts for its strange mix of architectural styles, with an impressive white stone façade and huge oak Baroque pulpit.
Heysel Park
The Atomium is located in Heysel Park in the West of the city.