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Manneken Pis
LOWER TOWN
Intersection of rue de l’Étuve and rue du Chêne
Prepare to be both amused and underwhelmed by the icon of Brussels—a 2 ft. tall statue of a little boy peeing into a pon…
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Magritte Museum
UPPER TOWN
3 rue de la Régence
}02 508 32 11; www.musee-magritte-museum.be
René Magritte may not be the most famous painter in the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts collection, but he’s certainly one …
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Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule
UPPER TOWN
15 rue du Bois Sauvage
}02 217 85 45; www.cathedralestmichel.be
Perhaps the grandest cathedral in Brussels, Saint Michel et Gudule expects respectful silence from all its visitors. Bla…
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Parc du Cinquantenaire
EUROPEAN QUARTER AND HEYSEL
This park’s Arcade Cinquantenaire looks like a cross between the Arc de Triomphe and the Brandenburg Gate, so take some …
Grand Place
LOWER TOWN
The historic center of Brussels is a grand place known, naturally, as the Grand Place. Soak up the grandeur in one of th…
Jeanneke Pis
LOWER TOWN
Off rue des Bouchers
Mannekin Pis has a sister, but she’s locked away behind bars and not even listed in the tourist office’s official guides…
Musée du Cacao et du Chocolat
LOWER TOWN
9-11 rue de la Tête d’Or
}02 514 20 48; www.mucc.be
What’s more Belgian than peeing statues? Chocolate, that’s what. Opened in 1998 by Jo Draps, the daughter of one of the …
Parc de Bruxelles
UPPER TOWN
Between Belgian Parliament and Royal Palace
Walk the perimeter of Brussels’s most beautiful park to view the Palace of the Nation and other monuments, or head insid…
Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts
UPPER TOWN
3 rue de la Régence
}02 508 32 11; www.fine-arts-museum.be
The Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts, attached to the Magritte Museum, holds a vast collection split between modern and anci…
Botanique
UPPER TOWN
236 rue Royale
; www.botanique.be
These beautiful gardens provide the ideal spot to catch a bit of sun or take a break from sightseeing. Botanique has a c…
Atomium
EUROPEAN QUARTER AND HEYSEL
Sq. de l’Atomium
}02 475 47 77; www.atomium.be
For some, the Atomium is a horrific eyesore in the Brussels skyline; for others, it’s a stroke of architectural genius. …
Musées Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire
EUROPEAN QUARTER AND HEYSEL
10 Parc du Cinquantenaire
}02 741 72 11; www.mrah.be
The vast collections of Brussels’s Museum of Art and History come mainly from the world’s ancient civilizations, with pa…
European Parliament
EUROPEAN QUARTER AND HEYSEL
60 rue Wiertz
}02 284 21 11; www.europarl.europa.eu
Most of the tour here involves watching a portable video that closely resembles a PBS special, so if you tend to snooze …