Atomium
Halfway between sculpture and architecture, the Atomium was designed and built for the Brussels World's Fair (1958), for which it was the flagship building and emblem. Representing an iron unit cell (9 iron atoms) magnified 165 billion times, the monument with its unique silhouette has, over time, grown to become the symbol of Brussels and Belgium.
On the inside the Atomium offers, not just the most beautiful view of Brussels, but also an entirely astounding and surreal ride through its interior spaces and volumes which alone makes a visit worth it.
The Atomium ticket automatically includes the entrance to the Design Museum Brussels (150m away).
Atomium
Laeken Park
As its name suggests, Laeken Park is located in the northern Brussels district of Laeken. It's part of the Royal Estate, together with the Osseghem and Sobieski parks, and the Colonial Garden and the Florist's Gardens. They form a large, landscaped estate within walking distance of the Atomium.
This French-style park has paths, winding walkways, lawns and copses. An avenue of magnolias leads you to the flamboyant neo-Gothic Dynasty monument. It houses a statue of King Leopold I, a spire similar to that of the City of Brussels Town Hall and nine arches topped by nine pinnacles, referring to the number of provinces in the country at the time. Discover also the chapel and the fountain of Saint Anne and the former United States pavilion of the 1958 Universal Exhibition.
Take a stroll through the green areas surrounding Laeken Park and visit the Atomium, Mini-Europe, the Planetarium and the Design Museum Brussels. The Japanese Tower and the Museums of the Far East are just a stone's throw away.
Laeken Park
Basilica of Koekelberg ( Panorama )
This is the fifth largest church in the world and the largest Art Deco edifice ever built. It houses the Musée des S Òurs Noires (museum of the black sisters) (open Wednesday 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. and by appointment) and the Musée d'Art moderne religieux (museum of religious modern art) (open Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. and by appointment).
Warning : the panorama is open in winter (from the end of October to the end of March) from 10 am to 4 pm.
The rest of the time, it is accessible from 9am to 5.30pm.
Basilica of Koekelberg ( Panorama )
Pixel Museum Brussels
Pixel Museum is the museum of video games, connected entertainment and video game art in Brussels!
Discover the history of video games, play and replay the classics of the last forty years, and try out the latest novelties and independent games! Discovery workshops on video game creation and events are regularly organised.
Playing is learning how to cooperate, how to lose and how to be tenacious!
Pixel Museum Brussels
MIMA-Millenium Iconoclast Museum of Art
In 2016 opened the MIMA (Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art) contemporary art museum in the center of Brussels, on the territory of Molenbeek called “Hell Hole” by Trump.
The institution is distinguished by its independent business model based on crowfunding and ticketing, as well as its exhibitions that highlight a young generation that transgresses the artistic genres and goals a new audience to the museum.
The MIMA explores a history of culture 2.0. and its most significant art.
Museums & tourist attractions
MIMA-Millenium Iconoclast Museum of Art
