Belgium · MUSEUMS
Chocolate, fries, comic strips, Magritte and diamonds all have their own museums here, and several are better than that sounds. The 15 below set out what each ticket includes, whether an audio guide comes with it, and what you pay.
Atomium and Design Museum Brussels in one ticket, with 360-degree views, sound-and-light shows, Belgian design exhibits, and a smartphone game.
“super recommended of you are a sucker for modern architecture structures, and the design museum is small but nice and free bathrooms.”
Choco-Story Brussels is a chocolate museum with an audio guide, welcome tastings, and a live praline-making demo in central Brussels.
“Really good. Very informative and the chocolate tasting at the end of the tour was the best”
Choco-Story Brugge in 90 minutes: 11-language audio guide, free chocolate tastings, chocolate-making demo, and 4,000-year history.
“Very interesting review of chocolate - its history, from the plant to shipping, processing and packaging. It was very interesting to see the whole supply chain and understand the complexities of getting to the finished product. Enjoyed the samples. Great presentation of Belgium chocolate story.”
Make chocolate tablets and lollies, taste pralines, then tour the Choco-Story museum with an audioguide in Brussels.
“Excellent masterclass and great chocolate history museum. You can bring home all the chocolate you made 🥰”
Autoworld Brussels is a one-day ticket to see 250+ cars and motorcycles in an 1880 landmark, with a rotating exhibition and audio guide.
“Very large museum, ashame there is no audio guide to talk about the history of the automobile”
A 1-hour Museum of Illusions in Brussels with 60+ interactive photo moments, puzzles, and friendly staff. A great rainy-day stop.
“Fun and interactive, got some great photos and videos! Only took us an hour to go around, instead of the expected 2, but a fun way to dodge the rain!”
See Banksy’s world in Brussels at your pace: 130+ artworks, real-size murals, and a calm, one-hour permanent exhibition near Place de Brouckere.
“I enjoyed seeing so many works. I would have liked some information on every piece, explaining the thoughts behind the piece, not just on a few.”
Step into Bruges’s Choco-Story Chocolate Museum for a self-guided, English audio tour on chocolate history, plus free tastings and a demo.
“It was nice to be able to go at my own pace! The demonstration and sample chocolate was great. Just wish I could have sat down a bit during the tour.”
Step into Train World in Brussels, housed in the historic Schaerbeek station, and explore steam engines, interactive displays, and Draw me a train!
“This Museum is a must see trip if you are in Brussel and have Children, are interested in trains, technic or history. Very pleasant possibility to understand and look into the life of your grandparents”
A 1-hour Bruges chocolate workshop at Choco-Story Brugge, plus museum entry. Make lollipops and mendiants, then explore chocolate history.
“I was a great experience with my kids (8 and 11 years old). We enjoyed every second , tasted all the chocolates and left with a huge bag of chocolates that we made it. The teacher was very kind. A lot core memories!!!”
Use the Musea Brugge Card for 72 hours of skip-the-line entry to 11 major Bruges museums, monuments, and churches, including the Belfort.
“A great value way to see several sights. We booked reserved timeslots via the museum website and then just had to show the pass at the door. Particularly enjoyed the windmill despite the vertiginous steps, and the Volkskundemuseum which we'd not planned to visit but stumbled into coming back from the mill. And the Stadhuis Brugge hall was beautiful and had a great audiovisual display showing the development of Bruges. Only disappointment was finding some shut on Monday... Gruuthusemuseum and Sint-Janshospitaal, but gives us a reason to come back again! Staff also very welcoming and helpful at all.”
Choco-Story Brussels turns Belgian chocolate into a self-paced museum visit with a live praline demo and included tastings.
“Quality facts. Loved the lesson and samples. Many of the games did not work. So that was a bummer but we made it all the same. Not to mention 49 scanner did not work.”
Timed Train World entry in Brussels with five steam engines, a free audio guide, and family-friendly, hands-on moments in a former station.
“Your website is a shame You let think to the people that's the museum website You don't propose that museum pass is available so we paid through your website when this was not necessary I will never recommand your website and will take care never to use it again”
Skip the line in Bruges to visit the Museum of Our Lady Church, home to Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child and the tombs of Charles and Mary.
“Such a small fee to see the Madonna and Child. The church itself is gorgeous and has many elaborately painted statues and paintings. The hallway leading around to the Madonna is absolutely stunning. Caravaggios along the walls, gorgeous statues and alters. I highly recommend paying this little bit extra to experience the full exhibit.”
Bruges Beer Experience Museum entry with iPad audio guide, kids tour, market square views, and an optional beer tasting add-on.
“tutto ottimo, soprattutto per la presenza di un'audioguida in italiano non così scontata in Belgio. Per il resto se nel reparto bar ci fosse una più ampia scelta di cibo sarebbe molto apprezzato da chi predilige bere a stomaco pieno”
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