What a cool museum! It's included in the Brussels Card but if you don't have it, tickets are €15,…read morewhich I think is still worth it. It's so unique. It's a collection of musical instruments from all over the world, and many of them are hundreds of years old. All of the instruments are in a glass case or behind a rope (for obvious reasons) and they give you an audio guide to listen to what it sounds like. There were so many instruments I had never even heard of. We got there at around 10:30 on a Saturday and there were a good amount of people there already (they open at 9:30). It got crowded later on so I would recommend going on a weekday if you can. We spent about an hour and a half there and got through most of everything we wanted. There are four floors, so at first, we were listening to every piece but eventually we started to just choose the things we were interested in. If you were to listen to everything, my guess is that it would probably take 3-4 hours. They have over 2,000 instruments. Highly recommend, if you love music and are looking for something different to do!

As someone who grew up playing violin, cello and piano, the MIM was a fantastic experience in the…read moremuseum district in Brussels. The collection of instruments is impressive, especially of keyboards (harpsichords, pianos, and more). They had some nice stringed instruments as well like a Grancino cello. An audio player is included with the price of admissions and it is great to hear samples of the instruments being played. I would agree with the critique that descriptions for certain instruments are limited and sometimes not always in English. But I still found the experience extremely fun and interesting. And a very cool building too!

After our scheduled tour was canceled, I was looking for places to go and found this suggestion…read moreunder a Yelp collection. After realizing Belgium was the home of the smurfs, I had to stop by. In front of the entrance is a huge smurf statue, and right next door is the smurf store. The museum cost 14 Euros, which is equivalent to about $15 usd. They do request that you don't use flash when taking pictures. I really enjoyed this museum and the flashback of my childhood. If you grew up watching the Smurfs or TinTin, I would add the Mook Museum to your list. Our visit was 45 minutes to an hour.

Amazing museum - very unusual musical instruments - 3 full floors of exhibits. You are able to…read morehear the instruments through museum provided headphones

I have a tradition when I travel to try to find the less mainstream museums. I'm the person who'll…read moreshun the Natural History Museum in favour of a museum of creepy dolls (you'd be surprised at how many of these there are). I mean, ideally I'd go to both, but still. Anyway, this is how we found ourselves tracking down the MEM - the Erotic and Mythology Museum and handing over €10 for the privilege of exploring it. This is very much a private, personal collection that the collector has decided to make public. It's a small operation and you need to be buzzed in, but the person at the front desk was very friendly and helpful. First off, she led us downstairs to the basement floor and gave us guides to the exhibits printed in English. She told us that the collector had started by collecting small figures when he was a teenager and that his collection grew and expanded from there. I was worried this was going to become a very embarrass and awkward guided tour but thankfully she pointed us to the first display case and said to come back upstairs when we were done. The exhibits are fascinating. They have figurines and decorative items not to mention some, ahem, devices. They span a wide period of history and some must be quite rare. Our guide also mentioned that an erotic museum in Paris has recently closed and that the collector is trying to bring as many pieces to Brussels as he can. So I expect the collection will soon be expanded. We went back upstairs and were told that there was even more to see on the next floor up. Which was true. Off we went to pick up more printed guides and explore more fascinating (and yes, ok, sometimes hilarious) artefacts. We definitely got our €10 worth.

My 500th review had to be saved for the best. A museum completely dedicated to the history of…read moreerotic art? Yes, please -- where do I sign up? I don't think it was more than 10 or 15 euro per person, which I was more than happy to shell out. This place was definitely small, but they managed to pack tons of art in various forms into this exhibit. They covered at least a thousand years from countless countries. To say that is was fascinating would be a huge understatement. I was glad that it was a self-guided tour. My wife and I spent more time on the first floor than the others. I will admit that some of it was comical to us, but overall, it was one of the best museum visits I've had.

My mother and I visited this museum while we were in Brussels a few months ago and it was another…read moregreat museum in Brussels. They have a TON of paintings and sculptures. They have some great stuff here and I really liked the space in between each piece of art, as odd as that sounds, it let you spread out a bit when looking at a painting. There are many, huge rooms on two floors and there was something around every corner. This place was really cool and I would definitely visit here again.

I bought a ticket online ahead of time for 11am and was worried that they wouldn't let me in since…read moreI was about an hour late but they didn't care at all. The architecture of the museum itself is beautiful and I enjoyed walking around it. It's connected to the Magritte Museum through an underground tunnel so you don't have to go outside.

I'm a sucker for history museums, the history of war, and especially looking at jets and planes so…read morethe Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History was just the place for me to go on my last full day exploring around Brussels. This place is absolutely massive from the second you walk in and see the birth of Belgian history, all the flags hanging, and the hundreds of old military uniforms on display. The main reason I wanted to come was for what was next, the giant hanger full of old military airplanes, helicopters, and fighter jets. Words can't describe how much history was in that room but I throughly enjoyed the 45 minutes I spent looking at planes from Belgium, Germany, the UK, and even one where I'm from, Canada. The museum continues with deep Belgian history, an area covering Nazi Germany, Japan during world war 2, and so much more I can't even scratch the surface in this small review. Overall, The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History absolutely blew me away. The visuals here are breathtaking, the history beyond interesting, and the exhibits looked beautiful. My only complaint, similar to other Belgian museums was the lack of any sort of souvenir for the actual museum. I would have loved a magnet representing the experience I had here, oh well.

This museum was ok. It would have been nice to know that half of it was under construction. There…read morewasn't too much to see on the airplane side. Half of the military museum was also under construction. We pretty much just saw WWII history.

The Museum Brussels is in the King's House in the Grand Place . Admission was €12 reduced for…read morechildren & seniors. The house is grand & filled with silver, porcelain, pottery sculptures, fountains, paintings & stories. We saw the history & development of Brussels & information about the Mannekin Pis. I would have liked info about the king that lived here. The staff on each floor looked like statues. We spent an hour here.

Nice museum of the history of brussels...lots of old pieces of history..good explanations..some…read moreinteractive.. If you are into antique and history..this is for you..easy to find in the grand place.. I recommend.. Note..not handicap accessible beyond the first floor

Oh my gosh this place is huge if you do the audio tour. It essentially walks you through the…read morehistory of Europe. Full disclosure: I didn't make it past the third floor (there are six). If you're someone who likes to really dive into the exhibits and listen to all the audio about the different displays, give yourself a TON of time. I walked through two floors and listened to everything and looked at all the different items and it took me three hours! I had to bail out before floors 4-6 because I was starving. The good news is that this place is free so I can always go back again to see the rest of it. Also, you have to hand over photo ID in order to get the tablet with headphone and audio information. Passport cards work, passports themselves work and they did take my American driver's license but didn't seem happy about it. The tablet is worth it though because otherwise there really isn't anything written throughout the museum - the whole thing depends on the tablet with information as you walk.

We visited Mini‑Europe with our Atomium combo ticket, and since it was just a quick walk away, we…read moredecided to check it out. It was raining and cold, but honestly we ended up having a really good time. The mini landmarks are super cute and surprisingly detailed -- we loved spotting places we've actually been to like the Eiffel Tower, Pisa, Athens, Buckingham Palace, and more. Took tons of photos. A few of the interactive buttons didn't work, which was a little disappointing, but we still spent a couple of hours wandering around and enjoying it. Overall, a fun and unique stop if you're already in the area.

I LOVE miniature things and so I loved mini-Europe. I went maybe an hour after they opened and…read morethere were plenty of children there on school field trips so I recommend going as soon as they open.