What to see in City of Brussels, Belgium: places, when to go and how to get there

What to see in City of Brussels

The places in and around City of Brussels, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

And the other 254, by what you come to do:

Museums and art: Museum of Natural Sciences, Halle Gate, Brussels City Museum, Erasmus House, Autoworld, Art & History Museum, Charlier Museum, BELvue Museum, Train World, Choco-Story Brussels, Palace of Coudenberg, Cauchie House, Meunier Museum, Parlamentarium, Schaerbeek Beer Museum, Wiertz Museum, Museum of the National Bank of Belgium, Van Buuren Museum & Gardens, Autrique House, Bruxella 1238, Clockarium, Fashion & Lace Museum, Marc Sleen Museum, Fin-de-Siècle Museum, Oldmasters Museum, Museum of Ixelles, National Museum of the Resistance, Brussels Planetarium, Archives et Musée de la Littérature, Art)&(marges Museum, Den Ast, Design Museum Brussels, Museum of Medicine, Brussels Urban Transport Museum, Museum of Erotics and Mythology, Belgian Beer World, Belgian Chocolate Village, KBR Museum, Brussels Museum van de Molen en de Voeding, Museum voor Spontane Kunst, Museum of the Public Social Welfare Centre of Brussels, Maurice Carême Museum, Brussels Museum van de Geuze
History: Congress Column, Egmont Palace, Gaasbeek Castle, Cinquantenaire Arcade, Château of Val Duchesse, Bouchout Castle, Belvédère Château, Château of Stuyvenberg, Château Malou, Saint-Cyr House, Academy Palace, Rivieren Castle, Hôtel Albert Ciamberlani, Hôtel Hannon, Hôtel Otlet, Kruikenburg Castle, Belgian Infantry Memorial, Brussels, Palace of Charles of Lorraine, Pavilion of Human Passions, Black Tower, Villa Beau-Site, Château of Trois-Fontaines, Church of St. Joseph, Brussels, Tervuren Castle, Groot-Bijgaarden Castle, Lindekemale Mill, Palace of the Count of Flanders, Sint-Martinusbasiliek, Tower of Beyaert, Basilica of Saint Servatius, Ateliers Mommen, Beguinage of Anderlecht, Papenkasteel, Karreveld Castle, De Viron Castle, Deux Tertres - Twee Heuvels, Church of St. Boniface, Church of St. Gilles, Hotel Errera, Monument to Labor, Prinsenkasteel, Monument to the Martyrs of the 1830 Revolution, Groenendaal railway station, 't Hof van Brussel, Laeken railway station, De Beck, Herne railway station, town hall of Dworp, equestrian statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, Gravenhof, Herisemmolen, Hôtel de Roest d'Alkemade, Hôtel José Ciamberlani, Maison de l'Agneau Blanc, Maison des Chats - Hier ist in den Kater en de Kat, Maison Devalck, Kasteel Klein-Bijgaarden, Kasteel Rondenbos, Sint-Alenatoren, Saint Gertrude church, Sint-Godarduskerk, Church of St. John the Apostle, Church of St. Peter, Villa Marie-Mirande, Villa Servais, Watermill Sint-Gertrudis-Pede, Baljuwhuis, Chapelle Saint-François d'Enghien, Kennedy Piece, Chinese Pavilion, Brouwerij Kestemont
Temples: Church of Our Lady of the Chapel, Saint Mary's Royal Church, Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage, Church of St. John Berchmans, Etterbeek, Church of St. Catherine, Brussels, Church of St. Nicholas, Brussels, Collegiate Church of St. Peter and St. Guido, Russian Orthodox church of Saint Job, Apostolic Armenian Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Mary Magdalene Chapel, Church of the Holy Trinity, Church of St. Henry, Church of St. Alice, Church of St. Teresa of Ávila, Church of St. John and St. Stephen of the Minimes, Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, St Andrew's Church, Brussels, Bethel Church, Brussels Protestant Church, Church of Our Lady of the Rich Clares, Church of Our Lady of Finisterrae, Church of St. Augustine, Forest, Church of St. John the Baptist, Molenbeek, Église Saint-Julien, Church of St. Roch, Church of St. Susanna, Synagogue of Anderlecht, Protestantse Kerk Brussel
Nature: Josaphat Park, Meise Botanic Garden, Brussels Park, Arduinbos, Sainte-Anne Fountain, Experimental Garden Jean Massart, Forests of Brabant National Park, Bruine Put, Moeraske, Domein Drie Fonteinen, Zavelenberg, Alsemberg, Berchembos, Beverbos, Congoberg, De Weikes, Swamp of Ganshoren, Nekkerbos, Nellekensberg, Tangebeekbos, Vroenenbos, IJzeren Man, Baesberg, Baesberg (Zuunvallei), Charleroyhoeve, Cortenbroek, De Weyden (Zuunvallei), Doorekensveld, Flotsenberg, Gansbroek, Gemeentelijk natuurreservaat Kouterbroeken, Groeselenberg, Het Moeras - Le Marais, Kauwberg, Kesterheide, Kesterheide-Lombergbos, Land van Oppem, Meylemeersch - Mijlenmeers, Oude Zuun (Zuunvallei), Oude Zuun (Zuunvallei) - boomgaard, Engeland, Réserve naturelle du Pinnebeek - Natuurreservaat van de Pinnebeek, Steenhoutbos, 't Droogveld, Vogelzang, Volsembroek, Volsembroek (Zuunvallei)
Food and drink: Cantillon, Boon Brewery, Timmermans Brewery, Oud Beersel, Brewery De Troch, Geuzestekerij De Cam, La Mule Brewery, Den Herberg, 4PAJOT, Ambreus, Angerik, BBP Dansaert, BBP Port Sud, Belle-Vue, Brasserie iLLeGaaL, Brasserie Taymans - Taymans Brouwerij, Brouwerij Eylenbosch, Distilleerderij De Cort, drinkdrink!, Fugubrewing, Geuzestekerij 3 Fonteinen, Girardin Brewery, Gudule Winery, Het Boerenerf, HUB Brewers, L'Annexe, Lambiek Fabriek, Lindemans Satellite Brewery, Midi Market, Mort Subite, Rebel, Sablon Antiques Market, SAKO Brewery - Bogaerden, Smile Kombucha, Vandekelder, Old Market
Architecture: Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tower, Brussels Shot Tower, Luizenmolen, Van Praet Bridge, Vlooybergtoren, Eggevoord Tower
With kids: Ferme du Parc Maximilien - Boerderij van het Maximiliaanpark
Diving: Adventure Diving
Hot springs: Bath & Barley, Calm Spa, Good Beer Spa, Le Riad, Thermen Dilbeek, Thermes de l’Espadon
Hiking: GR 12 Vlaanderen, Bruxelles - Braine-le-Château, GR 126 Liaison GR 121 Herrmann-Debroux, GR 126 - Liaison GR 128 Brussegem, GR 126 Liaison vers GR 128 Brussegem, GR 126 Variante parc Tournay-Solvay fermé, GR 128, GR 128, GR 512 Brabantse Heuvelroute, GR 579 Liaison Jesus-Eik, GRT-BVW 23 Saint-Rémy-Geest - Mélin, Green Hike, Streek-GR Groene Gordel, Via Brabantica, Via Brabantica, Brussels - Halle

When to go to City of Brussels

The best time to visit City of Brussels is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

JanPossible8:12
FebPossible9:45
MarPossible11:32
AprBest time13:34
MayBest time15:17
JunBest time16:15
JulBest time15:51
AugBest time14:20
SepBest time12:22
OctBest time10:24
NovPossible8:38
DecBest time7:44

Best timePossibleBetter notHours of daylight

In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 44. In June, 278 of the 278 places are at their best.

When to go to Belgium in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Getting to City of Brussels

The nearest main airport is Brussels Airport (BRU, Zaventem), 13 km as the crow flies. How to get around Belgium (train, car, bus) is in its country guide, and what to sort out before you leave is in its checklist.

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Other towns nearby

And all of Belgium, in its country guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is there to see in City of Brussels?

The best known: Manneken Pis, Grand-Place, Stoclet Palace, Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels. In all, 278 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

When is the best time to visit City of Brussels?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 44.

How do you get to City of Brussels?

The nearest main airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 13 km away. From there, directions opens the route on the map.

How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with City of Brussels as the destination and these 278 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Things to see in City of Brussels (Belgium): 278 places and when to go

In a nutshell