BRUSSELS
Ranked by traveller popularity
The 10 most popular museums in Brussels. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Atomium and Design Museum Brussels in one day: 360° views, RESTART light-and-sound, CENTRALE exhibits, plus Belgian design and plastics.
“super recommended of you are a sucker for modern architecture structures, and the design museum is small but nice and free bathrooms.”
Choco-Story Brussels is a self-guided chocolate museum with tastings and a live praline demo in a small group, with audio in 11 languages.
“I found the whole experience to be great. the only negative was the large number of people in the demo room which were talking amongst themselves which made hearing the presenter almost impossible. being short didn't help either when more people came in behind me & then stood in front of me which meant I…”
Autoworld Brussels is a 1-day ticket to see 250+ cars and more, plus rotating exhibitions in an 1880 building near the park.
“Amazing place to visit when in Brussels!! So fascinating and loved the temporary exhibition of ‘Big In Japan’”
Brussels Museum of Illusions entry lets you test optical tricks, solve puzzles, and grab silly photos on a roughly 1-hour visit.
“Visiting the Museum of illusions was quite funny. It helped us learn and experiment many things too. We definitely recommend it if you are in Brussels. The staff was pleasant and very helpful. Keep it up 😀.”
An hour with 130+ Banksy pieces and full-size murals in central Brussels, mostly self-paced inside a former fabric house.
“Yes, all copies as you would expect but despite the unappealing look of the building that houses the exhibition it was great. Very well laid out. Just enough information to go with each exhibit and description of Banksy ideas very simple but poignant. Yes go, we enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and lay out of the…”
Train World in Brussels shows five steam engines, the Pays de Waes locomotive, and the Draw me a train! exhibit in the historic Schaerbeek station.
“We used the parking next to the museum. We paid FULL amount for 4 hours = 10.56 EUROS. Museum visitors only pay a maximum of 3.90 Euros for the first 4 hours. The museum did not inform us about this. We left at 15h30, we could not go back to the museum for information and…”
Choco-Story Brussels is a self-paced chocolate museum with an on-stage praline demo, included tastings, and an English audio guide.
“The history of chocolate and many interesting facts are presented. Chocolate consumption had social significance and was a refined manner. Maybe the fact that it's now available to everyone makes us underestimate it a bit, but here's a good example of how it's good to appreciate everything in our lives.”
Timed Train World entry in Brussels with five steam engines, royal cars, railway cottages, audio guide, and Draw me a train! exhibition.
“This is a great place to take kids. If you are a train enthusiast you will love this museum. I do wish we could have viewed some of the videos in English or had some kind of device to translate them for us.”
Prebook Autoworld Museum entry in Brussels with an English audioguide. See 250+ cars and motorcycles in Cinquantenaire Park.
“It was awesome to see so many beautiful cars and their history. An experience for adults and children.”
Brussels Card bundles Atomium skip-the-line entry, 49 museum admissions, and discounts for up to 72 hours. Save up to 40%.
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