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Grand Place
The Atomium
Manneken-Pis
Mini-Europe
Musees Royaux des Beaux Arts
Royal Palace of Brussels
Parc du Cinquantenaire
MIMA
Museum of Natural Sciences
Autoworld
BELvue Museum
Brussels Museum of the Gueuze
Coudenberg
Horta Museum
Magritte Museum
Maison de la Bellone
Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate
Museum of the City of Brussels
Musical Instrument Museum
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken
Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
Train World
Koekelberg Basilica
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What makes Brussels special?
- Not only is Brussels the fascinating capital of Belgium, it’s also the administrative capital of the entire European Union.
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What can visitors expect in Brussels?
- Gorgeous, historic, and yet unbelievably hip, Brussels is filled with hidden architectural treasures and multicultural activities that proudly display their mixed and vivid history.
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How is Brussels' cityscape described?
- The cityscape itself is absolutely majestic while still being able to swing from rundown to quirky to magical in one street.
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What is at the core of Brussels?
- At its core, however, Brussels is a medieval city with incomparable art nouveau facades filling the streets and luxuriously grand squares scattered throughout the city.
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