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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bruges

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bruges, Belgium

Updated April 15, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Bruges

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The Lucifernum

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

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Basilica of the Holy Blood

Christ's blood preserved in a Belgian town.

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Frietmuseum

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

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Smedenpoort Skull

The bronzed skull of a beheaded traitor was affixed to the city gate in the 17th century.

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Halve Maan Brewery Beer Pipeline

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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Lumina Domestica

Explore 400,000 years of humans' "battle against darkness" in this offbeat but thorough lamp museum.

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The Procession of the Holy Blood

This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.

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House Bouchoute

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

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Frietmuseum

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

Bruges, Belgium

Halve Maan Brewery Beer Pipeline

A beer pipeline runs beneath Bruges.

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