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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Brussels

32 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Brussels, Belgium

Updated January 20, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Brussels, Belgium

Le Cercueil (The Coffin)

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Brussels, Belgium

The Atomium

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

Brussels, Belgium

Comic Strip Route

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

Brussels, Belgium

Délirium Café

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.

Brussels, Belgium

The Musical Instrument Museum

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Brussels, Belgium

Mini-Europe

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.

Brussels, Belgium

The Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

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Brussels, Belgium

Le Cercueil (The Coffin)

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

Brussels, Belgium

Théâtre Royal de Toone

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

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The Raunchy, Comical, Political Snowman Invasion of 1511

How a frozen festival helped Brussels survive the "Winter of Death."

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The fourth and final part of a painting hidden under other paintings ends an 80-year mystery.

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When fruit flies love your beer, you don't mind a few webs in the brewery.

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