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.

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.

Since my brother loves trains I actually have developed a bit of a thing for them as well, and…read morediscovering that you can pretty much get anywhere by train in Europe (and the fact that they are electrified to boot) really adds a much greater dimension to them. Anyway, I discovered that this place existed, so I decided to cancel my plans for one morning, jumped on one of the trams, and headed to the end of the line to where the train museum, which is actually in a former railway station, is located. Getting in can be a little tricky because the entrance isn't actually all that obvious, however after discovering that the railway station isn't actually a railway station but the musuem, it started making sense. Anyway, the museum chronicles the history of rail in Belgium from its inception to the present day, though most of the exhibits deal with the early days of rail. That means that there are a number of steam trains here, though they do have some of the more modern trains as well. One odd thing I discovered was that the cafe was at the entrance to the museum as opposed to the end, and unlike most of them museums I have visited, where you tend to go in a circle and land up back at the cafe and gift shop, this one dumps you out elsewhere. Oh, the museum also backs onto a major railway line, so you also get to see a heap of modern trains roaring by.

The #TrainWorld museum was the highlight of our trip to #Brussels. It's a must visit #museum, one…read moreof the most unique museums of this kind in the world. Train World combined the fascinating story of the #train throughout the centuries with a look into the future; a combination that had been deliberately applied in every story. Trainworld is located in the #Schaerbeek #station, one of Belgium's oldest and most original station buildings. Together with the new museum complex in the form of a sawtooth shape, this location represents a wonderful symbiosis of old and new in the Art Nouveau heart of Schaerbeek.

I wouldn't really call this a museum, but for five euros, it's definitely worth it. It's really…read morejust one room with some info on how the beer is made and a short video playing on a screen. You're basically paying for a really good-quality beer. You can choose between a dark or light ale, and the owner is super friendly. He let us take fun photos behind the bar, pretending to serve the beer ourselves. This is a fun little stop if you're near the Grand Place.

Not much to this "museum". For five euros, you get access to a short video in a small room with…read moresome old beer making equipment. You also get a beer - either house light or dark. Honestly, that's the going price for a beer anyway.

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

The outside was really pretty and well manicured. Sadly I came in April so I wasn't able to go…read moreinside because it's only open July 3 to August 16. I'm sure it's beautiful inside!

Royal palace in Brussels. About a 10 walk from the grand place plaza and gare centrale. Very well…read moremaintained Royal residence. The self guided tour is free and takes about 45 minutes. Well worth the stop and also diversion from the summer heat for some air conditioning if needed.

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.

Stopped by on a Saturday at around 2:30 pm. It's a bit far from the city centre. We walked there…read morebecause it was a 25 minute walk from where we were but on the way back, we ended up taking an Uber because it would have been a 35 minute walk back to our hotel, and there is no convenient public transportation from there. The museum is free with the Brussels Card, which is what we used. I would have been disappointed if we had to pay full price. The museum looks old and has a funky BO smell to it. It needs some upgrades. It was also pretty empty for a Saturday, so that's saying a lot. In the basement is where they house the human lifecycle exhibit and temporary exhibit. The temporary exhibit was actually pretty cool. It was different stations with different puzzles you had to solve. Kind of like a makeshift escape room. A very makeshift because all they did was put up black curtains everywhere. The rest of the museum upstairs was a lot of fake taxidermy animals that don't really describe their habits/habitats - just what they are. We probably spent an about 1.5 hours (the escape room exhibit took us about 1 hour already) before we were over it. Overall, a pretty underwhelming museum for two adults. There are some museums that cater to all ages, but this isn't one of them and could use a serious revamp.

This museum was amazing! So many cool dinosaurs and exhibits; and everything was in English as…read morewell. The ocean dinosaurs was a cool, little exhibit. My mom and I visited here a few months ago while we were in Europe and this was a great science museum. We arrived shortly after they opened and the museum was very easy to get through; not a lot of people yet. My mom and I followed the colored arrows on all of the paths throughout the museum, which were easy to follow. If I'm in Brussels again, I would go back.

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.