9 Museum Tours in Brussels to Build a Day Around

1.Atomium Entry Ticket with Design Museum Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 9,254 reviews · from $19Our pick

Visit Brussels’ iconic Atomium, ride to its upper sphere for 360-degree city views, and explore permanent and temporary exhibitions, including RESTART and I have seen the Future. Your ticket also covers the Design Museum Brussels, an eight-minute walk away, with its large Plastics Design Collection.

““A true architectural marvel! The Atomium is a must-visit in Brussels, offering stunning panoramic views and a fascinating glimpse into the past and future. The design is iconic, and the exhibitions inside make the experience even more engaging. Definitely worth the visit!””

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2.Choco-Story Brussels: Chocolate Museum Entrance with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4,883 reviews · 1 day · from $18

At Choco-Story Brussels, you follow chocolate from Aztec cocoa to Belgian pralines with a multilingual audioguide, tastings, interactive displays, and a live demonstration. The self-paced visit suits families, couples, and solo visitors, though the small demonstration room can become crowded.

“Brilliant experience Me and my wife took our two-year-old daughter here. We were amazed with how easy the audio settings were to use. And also surprised at how much chocolate tasting was actually involved. Well worth the money”

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4.The World of Banksy Museum Permanent Exhibition

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 636 reviews · 1 day · from $16

Spend about one hour exploring more than 130 Banksy works and full-size murals across two floors of a former fabric house near Place De Brouckere and Place Sainte Catherine. The self-guided exhibition uses French, English, and Dutch text, with time to pause, take photos, and browse the gift shop.

“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.”

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5.48 Museums, Atomium, and Discounts Card

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 102 reviews · from $60

Use the Brussels Card for 24, 48, or 72 hours of museum entry, a skip-the-line Atomium visit, a map, guidebook, and discounts on tours, food, shops, and activities. Pick it up at either Visit.brussels office and activate it with your first scan.

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6.Frietmuseum Brussels: Entry to the fries museum with a tasty treat

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 66 reviews · 1 day · from $16

Follow the potato from Peru to Belgium across three floors at Brussels Frietmuseum. Your 11-language audio guide covers fry history, folklore, and cooking secrets, then Diamond and Flo may help serve a cone of fries with sauce, cooked in beef fat or vegetable oil.

“The museum has way more than I thought it would! I spent over 2 hours here just in the museum itself, with chips to have and sauces to try at the end. Worth the ticket price!”

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7.Comic Art Museum Entrance Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 56 reviews · 1 day · from $16

Spend about 90 minutes exploring permanent and temporary comic exhibitions, original drawings, unpublished documents, a comics library reading room, and an AR application inside Victor Horta’s Art Nouveau building. Families can also enjoy statues, museum games, and 3D scenes.

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8.BELvue Belgium History Museum Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 27 reviews · 1 day · from $11Best value

Visit BELvue Museum beside Brussels’ Royal Palace and explore Belgium through democracy, prosperity, solidarity, migration, language, pluralism, and Europe. Use the free audio guide in Dutch, English, French, German, or Italian, then browse more than 200 objects from coffee filters to a Red Devils football.

“musée à découvrir pour connaître ce beau pays”

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9.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour& Belgian Beer World Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 24 reviews · 2 days · from $53

Explore Brussels for 48 hours on Tootbus’s red route, with open-top views, multilingual audio, Wi-Fi, app-based walking tours, and 11 stops. Get off at Bourse for Belgian Beer World, where you learn about brewing and enjoy access to the Beer Lab.

“Really really nice way to get to know Brussels in a short space of time. Takes you through the major points…good job”

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