2 days in Brussels
About the city
Airport to city transferThere are two airports close to Brussels city. You can get in between these airports and the city by train, bus, taxi and personal car.
✈️ Zaventem (12 km away)
✈️ Charleroi (55 km away)
Accommodation availability
🛏️ Ranging from hotels, hostels, apartments, near-airport accommodation or luxury accommodation. There's a big selection for any type of budget.
Brussels attractions
🚌 The best way to see Brussels attractions is the well-known Hop-on Hop-off Bus.
👣 But if you wish to go on foot, the city is safe and people are cultured so walking around is a pleasure.
🎟️ Brussels card
You'll get free admission to over 30 museums and monuments, discounts at guided tours, some stores, restaurants and bars. Surely worth buying if you plan to visit a lot of museums.
Where to buy -
🍫 Chocolate and 🍺 Beer
These two are probably what Belgium is most known for so make sure to indulge yourself as much as your body allows you.
Tip for the day: A Brussels card museum pass is well recommended to be bought if you plan to go see more than one museum.
Day 1 evening
Arrival to Brussels
Day 2
1
Grand Place
Commence the day exploring the The Grand Place, one of the most beautiful squares in Europe with architecture from eras of Baroque, Gothic and Louis XIV.
🏆 listed as one of the Sites Of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1998
🏛️ 14th century elegant historic building
🧀 streets surrounding the square are named after foods
🏆 listed as one of the Sites Of World Heritage by UNESCO in 1998
🏛️ 14th century elegant historic building
🧀 streets surrounding the square are named after foods
2
Autoworld
An impressive historic building in Brussels, linked with automotive history, is home to Autoworld, the Belgian National Automobile Museum.
Ranging from vintage carriages, iconic racing cars, presidential limousines, there are over 300 vehicles, from cars and trucks to motorcycles, are on permanent display here.
🎟️ Free with the Brussels Card.
Ranging from vintage carriages, iconic racing cars, presidential limousines, there are over 300 vehicles, from cars and trucks to motorcycles, are on permanent display here.
🎟️ Free with the Brussels Card.
3
Manneken Pis
This iconic bronze statue of small boy embodies the irreverent spirit of Brussels. It was one of the many fountains serving the city.
⛲ created in the 17th century by J. Duquesnoy
✔️ also known as "Little Julian"
⛲ created in the 17th century by J. Duquesnoy
✔️ also known as "Little Julian"
4
Museum Of Cocoa And Chocolate (Musee Du Cacao Et Du Chocolat)
Chocolate lover or not, this museum will surely satisfy you.
This small museum offers a demonstration of how pralines are made and some information about the origins of the cocoa bean.
🍫 Chocolate making demonstration ✔️
🍫 Chocolate museum exhibits ✔️
🎟️ Brussels Card will save you time and money
This small museum offers a demonstration of how pralines are made and some information about the origins of the cocoa bean.
🍫 Chocolate making demonstration ✔️
🍫 Chocolate museum exhibits ✔️
🎟️ Brussels Card will save you time and money
5
Comic Strip Wall
End the day discovering why Brussels loves comic strips so much it has invited its heroes to take possession of its walls. This is a A joyful stroll for enthusiasts of all ages.
Some of the heroes you'll meet
👦 Tintin
🏛️ The Passage
🥾 The Scorpion
👧 Spike and Suzy
😺 Billy the cat
🐾 Cubitus
Ⓜ Blake & Mortimer
👼 The Angel
🕺 Nero
⛵ Cori the ship's Boy
💤 Nick's dreams
💃 Caroline Baldwin
Some of the heroes you'll meet
👦 Tintin
🏛️ The Passage
🥾 The Scorpion
👧 Spike and Suzy
😺 Billy the cat
🐾 Cubitus
Ⓜ Blake & Mortimer
👼 The Angel
🕺 Nero
⛵ Cori the ship's Boy
💤 Nick's dreams
💃 Caroline Baldwin
Day 3
1
Atomium
Start the day exploring Atomium.
The Atomium is today's most popular tourist attraction of Europe’s Capital.
The Atomium offers:
✔️ a surrealistic walk through tubes and spheres
✔️ the most beautiful panorama [360°] over Brussels and its surroundings [92m]
✔️ lunch at 95m height in the panoramic restaurant (light or gastronomic, always 100 % Belgian)
✔️ a permanent exhibition about the history of the building
✔️ temporary exhibitions with different themes
✔️ a boutique full of original gifts with the Atomium colours
The Atomium is today's most popular tourist attraction of Europe’s Capital.
The Atomium offers:
✔️ a surrealistic walk through tubes and spheres
✔️ the most beautiful panorama [360°] over Brussels and its surroundings [92m]
✔️ lunch at 95m height in the panoramic restaurant (light or gastronomic, always 100 % Belgian)
✔️ a permanent exhibition about the history of the building
✔️ temporary exhibitions with different themes
✔️ a boutique full of original gifts with the Atomium colours
2
Mini-Europe
Located at the foot of the Atomium, Mini-Europe is a miniature park where you can have a whistle-stop tour of Europe in a few short hours. A truly unique journey!
3
Train World
🚂 Experience the history of Belgian railways.
✔️ walk among the locomotives
✔️ climb aboard 100 year old trains
✔️ visit a small railway house and cross a genuine railway bridge
✔️ even experience what it feels like to drive a train!
✔️ walk among the locomotives
✔️ climb aboard 100 year old trains
✔️ visit a small railway house and cross a genuine railway bridge
✔️ even experience what it feels like to drive a train!
Other places to visit
1
Comics Art Museum
🏛️ There are 87 museums in Brussels city and most of these are situated within the city centre.
See more options below that might be of your specific interest.
Enhanced by an exceptional Art Nouveau home designed by Victor Horta, the Comics Art Museum is just as much a tribute to the pioneers as a glimpse of contemporary comics art.
⌚ Open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.
See more options below that might be of your specific interest.
Enhanced by an exceptional Art Nouveau home designed by Victor Horta, the Comics Art Museum is just as much a tribute to the pioneers as a glimpse of contemporary comics art.
⌚ Open every day from 10 am to 6 pm.
2
Musical Instruments Museum
In a beautifully restored complex in Brussels, of which one part is Art Nouveau, the 1100 most interesting instruments are assembled in galleries.
The museum also has
🎹 a concert hall,
🆔 a space for workshop,
🏛️ a museum shop,
📚 a library
🍽️ a rooftop restaurant with a breathtaking view over the city
The museum also has
🎹 a concert hall,
🆔 a space for workshop,
🏛️ a museum shop,
📚 a library
🍽️ a rooftop restaurant with a breathtaking view over the city
3
Museum of Natural Sciences
A natural must-see for human of all ages.
🦕 meet the famous dinosaur, Bernissart Iguanodons
🔎 learn about human body in the Gallery of Evolution
⚛️ find out about urban species in BiodiverCITY
💎 admire the magnificent crystals in the Mineral Hall
✋ or take part in one of the educational service’s interactive activities
🦕 meet the famous dinosaur, Bernissart Iguanodons
🔎 learn about human body in the Gallery of Evolution
⚛️ find out about urban species in BiodiverCITY
💎 admire the magnificent crystals in the Mineral Hall
✋ or take part in one of the educational service’s interactive activities
4
Horta Museum
🏛️ The Horta Museum is located in the private house and studio of Victor Horta (1861-1947).
🏅 It is a World Heritage Site and won the Belgian Museum Prize in 2012.
🏅 It is a World Heritage Site and won the Belgian Museum Prize in 2012.
5
BELvue museum
Discover Belgium as you walk in this museum as it showcase its history through its collection. Here you'll learn that there is more to Belgium than chips, beer and chocolates.
6
MIMA
MIMA (Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art),a contemporary art museum with a restaurant and a gift shop onsite.
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