Belgium
Things to do in Brussels
54 places40 stories4 routes
Sightlore has 54 places to explore in Brussels, and 40 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Brussels's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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House of European History
The House of European History (HEH) is a history museum and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe.
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Brussels Park
Brussels Park is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium. The park was formerly known and is still sometimes colloquially referred to as the Royal Park.
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Royal Palace of Brussels
The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
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Palace of Justice of Brussels
The Palace of Justice of Brussels or Law Courts of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium.
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Brussels City Museum
The Brussels City Museum is a municipal museum on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt of Brussels, Belgium.
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Jewish Museum of Belgium
The Jewish Museum of Belgium is a museum in central Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the history of the Jews in Belgium. It is located at 21, rue des Minimes/Minimenstraat in the Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels.
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Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium
The Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to natural history.
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Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, also known as the Royal Military Museum (French: Musée royal de l'Armée (MRA); Dutch: Koninklijk Legermuseum (KLM)), is a military museum that occupies the two northernmost halls of the historic complex in the Parc du…
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Church of St. James on Coudenberg
The Church of St. James on Coudenberg is a Catholic church on the historic Place Royale/Koningsplein, in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
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Royal Park Theatre
The Royal Park Theatre is a theatre in central Brussels, Belgium. It is located at 3, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, on the edge of Brussels Park, facing the Belgian House of Parliament (Palace of the Nation).
Discovery routes in Brussels
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Brussels: Grand-Place and the old town
From Manneken Pis to the Town Hall, the Grand-Place and the Brussels City Museum, past the Church of St. Nicholas and Jeanneke Pis to the Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries and La Monnaie, then the Belgian Comic Strip Center, the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula and the Mont des Arts.
Brussels: the Royal Quarter and the Sablon
From the Congress Column to the Park of Brussels and the Royal Palace, past BELvue and Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg to the Musical Instruments Museum, the Magritte Museum and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts, then the Sablon and Chapelle churches, the Jewish Museum and the Palace of Justice.
Brussels: the European Quarter and the Cinquantenaire
From the Chapel of the Resurrection to the Parlamentarium, the Museum of Natural Sciences, Leopold Park and the House of European History, then the Great Mosque and the Cinquantenaire Park: the Art & History Museum, the Cinquantenaire Arcade, Autoworld and the Royal Military Museum.
Brussels: the Atomium and Laeken
From Mini-Europe and the Atomium to the Church of Our Lady of Laeken, the Royal Crypt beneath it and Laeken Cemetery.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Brussels Town Hall
The Town Hall of the City of Brussels is a landmark building and the former seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
Grand-Place
The Grand-Place or Grote Markt is the central square of Brussels, Belgium.
Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries
The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries is an ensemble of three glazed shopping arcades in central Brussels, Belgium. It consists of the King's Gallery, the Queen's Gallery and the Princes' Gallery.
Royal Theatre of La Monnaie
The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium.
Royal Park Theatre
The Royal Park Theatre is a theatre in central Brussels, Belgium. It is located at 3, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, on the edge of Brussels Park, facing the Belgian House of Parliament (Palace of the Nation).
Royal Palace of Brussels
The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
Palace of Justice of Brussels
The Palace of Justice of Brussels or Law Courts of Brussels is a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium.
Laeken Cemetery
Laeken Cemetery in Brussels, Belgium, is the city's oldest cemetery still in function and the resting place of the Belgian royal family.
Théâtre Royal des Galeries
The Théâtre royal des Galeries is a theatre in central Brussels, Belgium, subsidised by the French Community of Belgium. It opened in 1847 and has continuously hosted theatrical activities ever since.
Museums
Brussels City Museum
The Brussels City Museum is a municipal museum on the Grand-Place/Grote Markt of Brussels, Belgium.
Belgian Comic Strip Center
The Belgian Comic Strip Center, also known as the Comic Art Museum, is a museum in central Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to Belgian comics.
BELvue
The BELvue Museum is a museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the history of Belgium. It is managed by the King Baudouin Foundation (KBF).
Musical Instruments Museum
The Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) is a music museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH) and is internationally renowned for its collection of next to 10,000 instruments.
Magritte Museum
The Magritte Museum is an art museum in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the work of the surrealist artist René Magritte. It is one of the constituent museums of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (French: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (MRBAB), pronounced; Dutch: Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België (KMSKB), pronounced) are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium.
Jewish Museum of Belgium
The Jewish Museum of Belgium is a museum in central Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the history of the Jews in Belgium. It is located at 21, rue des Minimes/Minimenstraat in the Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels.
Parlamentarium
The Parlamentarium is the European Parliament's visitor centre, located in the Espace Léopold complex in Brussels, Belgium.
Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium
The Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to natural history.
House of European History
The House of European History (HEH) is a history museum and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe.
Art & History Museum
The Art & History Museum is a public museum of antiquities and ethnographic and decorative arts located at the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium.
Autoworld
Autoworld is an automobile museum in Brussels, Belgium.
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, also known as the Royal Military Museum (French: Musée royal de l'Armée (MRA); Dutch: Koninklijk Legermuseum (KLM)), is a military museum that occupies the two northernmost halls of the historic complex in the Parc du…
Museum van de Nationale Bank van België
The Museum of the National Bank of Belgium is a museum in central Brussels, Belgium, belonging to the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). Opened in 1982, it is one of the oldest central bank museums in Europe.
Choco-Story Brussels
Choco-Story Brussels, formerly known as the Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate, is a privately owned museum in central Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to chocolate and cocoa products.
Halle Gate Museum
The Halle Gate is a former medieval city gate and the last vestige of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium.
Toy Museum
The Toy Museum was a museum of toys and games in Brussels, Belgium. Opened on 14 November 1990, the core collection was amassed by a family of amateur toy enthusiasts and grew through public donations as well as purchases.
Horta Museum
The Horta Museum is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former town house and workshop, built between 1898 and 1901, in Art Nouveau style.
Places of worship
Church of St. Nicholas
The Church of St. Nicholas is a Catholic church in central Brussels, Belgium. Founded around 1125, it is one of the first four churches in Brussels and the best preserved in its successive developments.
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, usually shortened to the Cathedral of St.
Church of St. James on Coudenberg
The Church of St. James on Coudenberg is a Catholic church on the historic Place Royale/Koningsplein, in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon
The Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon, or the Church of Our Lady of the Sablon, is a Catholic church in the Sablon/Zavel district of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Sablon.
Church of Our Lady of the Chapel
The Church of Our Lady of the Chapel, or the Chapel Church, is a Catholic church in the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Chapel.
Chapel of the Resurrection, Brussels
The Chapel of the Resurrection, or the Chapel for Europe, is a Catholic church with an ecumenical vocation located in the heart of the Brussels' European Quarter, next to the former Convent Van Maerlant.
Great Mosque of Brussels
The Great Mosque of Brussels is located in the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark.
Church of Our Lady of Laeken
The Church of Our Lady of Laeken is a Catholic parish church in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium.
Church of the Augustinians
The Temple of the Augustinians, or the Church of the Augustinians, was a Brabantine Baroque-style church in Brussels, Belgium, designed and built from 1621 to 1642 by the architect Jacob Franquart for the Augustinians order.
Church of St. Catherine
The Church of St. Catherine is a Catholic parish church in Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine.
Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage
The Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage, or the Béguinage Church, is a Catholic parish church in central Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.
La Cambre Abbey
La Cambre Abbey or Ter Kameren Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the City of Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos and the Ixelles Ponds.
Monuments
Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis is a landmark 55.5 cm (21.9 in) bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium, depicting a puer mingens: a nude boy urinating into the fountain's basin.
Jeanneke Pis
Jeanneke Pis is a modern fountain sculpture in central Brussels, Belgium. It was commissioned by Denis-Adrien Debouvrie in 1985 and erected in 1987 as a counterpoint to the city's famous Manneken Pis.
Mont des Arts - Kunstberg
The Mont des Arts or Kunstberg (Dutch, pronounced), meaning "Hill/Mount of the Arts", is an urban complex and historic site in central Brussels, Belgium, including the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), the National Archives of Belgium, Square – Brussels Convention Centre, and a…
Congress Column
The Congress Column is a monumental column in Brussels, Belgium, commemorating the National Congress of 1830–31 and the establishment of the Belgian Constitution.
Cinquantenaire Arcade
The Cinquantenaire Arcade (French: Arcade(s) du Cinquantenaire; Dutch: Arcade(s) van het Jubelpark) is a memorial arcade in the centre of the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark in Brussels, Belgium.
Atomium
The Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (Expo 58).
Royal Crypt
The Royal Crypt lies underneath the Church of Our Lady in the Brussels district of Laeken, Belgium. It is the official burial place of the Belgian royal family, including all the Kings of the Belgians and their wives.
Anspach Fountain
The Anspach Fountain is an eclectic-style fountain-obelisk erected between 1895 and 1897 in the centre of the Place de Brouckère/De Brouckèreplein in Brussels, Belgium.
Monument to the Belgian Infantry
The Belgian Infantry Memorial is a monument in Brussels, Belgium, which stands in memory of the Belgian foot soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II. Designed by Edouard Vereycken, the memorial stands in front of the Palace of Justice and across the Place…
Buda Bridge
The Buda Bridge is a vertical-lift movable bridge that crosses the Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal (Willebroek Canal) in Brussels, Belgium.
Nature
Brussels Park
Brussels Park is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium. The park was formerly known and is still sometimes colloquially referred to as the Royal Park.
Leopold Park
Leopold Park is an urban public park of 6.43 ha (15.9 acres) located within the Leopold Quarter (European Quarter) of Brussels, Belgium.
Cinquantenaire Park
The Parc du Cinquantenaire or Jubelpark is a large urban public park of 30 ha (74 acres) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium.
Bois de la Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos
The Bois de la Cambre (French, pronounced) or Ter Kamerenbos (Dutch, pronounced) is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium.
Other
Mini-Europe
Mini-Europe is a miniature park located in the Bruparck entertainment park, at the foot of the Atomium, in Brussels, Belgium.
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