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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

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Unusual Attractions in Brussels

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Royal Greenhouses of Laeken

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

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Le Cercueil (The Coffin)

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

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The Atomium

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

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Comic Strip Route

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

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Délirium Café

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

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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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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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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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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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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

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.
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October 31, 2017

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