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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Brussels

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

Updated October 8, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Brussels

Laeken Greenhouses illuminated. (luc_viatour/Flickr)

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.
Comic Strip Route

Brussels, Belgium

Comic Strip Route

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Pink painted elephants adorn the front doors of the Délirium Café in honor of its namesake.

Brussels, Belgium

Délirium Café

Cozy basement bar sports an inventory of over 2,000 beers.
The Museum hosts a spectacular range of beautifully-decorated harpsichords, virginals and pianos.

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.

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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.

Brussels, Belgium

Mini-Europe

Theme park featuring miniature replicas of European monuments.
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Le Cercueil (The Coffin)

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

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Théâtre Royal de Toone

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

The Raunchy, Comical, Political Snowman Invasion of 1511

How a frozen festival helped Brussels survive the "Winter of Death."
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December 13, 2018
Reconstruction of The Enchanted Pose involving X-rays of the four works that were made from it.

Found: The Last Piece of a Jigsaw Masterpiece by René Magritte

The fourth and final part of a painting hidden under other paintings ends an 80-year mystery.
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November 15, 2017
Spiderwebs help catch pesky fruit flies.

The Heritage Beer Brewed With Some Help From Spiders

When fruit flies love your beer, you don't mind a few webs in the brewery.
by Anne Ewbank
October 31, 2017

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