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• Brouwerijmuseum/Musee de la Brasserie
  If you are interested in the evolution of beer brewing, then the basement of the Brewer's House on Grand Place will certainly be of extreme attention. Built in the 15th century, this incredible house is still occupied by the original owners' family. It is the headquarter of the Confederation of Belgian Brewers (CBB).

• Markt/Grand Place
  Undoubtedly one of the most awesome squares in Europe, the esplanade is encompassed by high gabled structures from the Flemish Renaissance era with statues and ornate carvings. Every day, its business is commerce, with beautiful flower markets, bird markets on Sundays and nightly lit with golden hues of lights all around. Summer and spring nights offer a wonderful light show that delights all the visitors and locals.

• Manneken Pis
  As important to the countries they sit in, like the Eiffel Tower in France and the Statue of Liberty in the U.S.; this small statue is very dear to the people of Brussels and Belgium. First cast of bronze in 1619, it was destroyed, recast in 1630, again destroyed. For some unfathomable reason the French and English have tried destroying this small statue meaning so much to these people. Over the centuries, the fragments were brought together and reformed to the delights of the Belgians. The locals come often as the costumes worn by the statue change and create a comical sight of the small weeing image.

• Museum van Cacao en Chocolade
  Here in the country of Belgium, the average citizen eats about 16 pounds of chocolate each year, so it is only natural that this city has a delicious museum of chocolate. Sitting in the area of the Grand Place, the museum will teach you about the art of chocolate and the making thereof. Through the week demonstrations are given by a master of chocolate with the visitor benefiting from the samples of these marvelous tastes. That way you will know exactly what you are buying when you chose to take some of the samples home.

• Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
  Considered to be the finest museum system in Belgium, four separate museums are included. Two of the four are housed in the main building; the Museum of Modern Art and Museum of Ancient Art, while the other two, Museum Constatin Meunier and Antoine Wiertz Museum; located elsewhere in the city. These latter two are smaller and devoted to the Belgian artists. Home to over 20,000 paintings, sculptures and drawings, dating from the 15th century to the present era, this collection contains a large amount of Flemish paintings. Bruegel, Rogier van der Weyden, Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Jordaens and Robert Campin; with 20 originals by Rubens. Hanging here is the famed "The Death of Marat" by Jacques-Louis David. As part of the program, exhibitions are rotated throughout the year.

• Royal Natural Science Institute of Belgium Museum
  Around 250 years ago, Karel van Lotharingen, governor of the Netherlands started a "cabinet of curiosities, with rich patrons continuing to add and build up the exhibits of the numerous of artifacts of that time. When he died, the city of Brussels took over the exhibits and collections and put them all in the Natural History Museum in 1846. It has continued to grow exponentially over the years and today contains over 37 million incredible specimens. Adding to the collection's growth, researchers have helped to explain the many awesome pieces in house. At one time, a zoo was located behind the museum, and the elephant that was there was stuffed when it died and now is in the museum. When the fortress of Antwerp was being dug, whales were discovered and placed in the museum. Iguanodons are shown, with skeletons, the oldest Russian minerals collection is here, Ishango bones, Messel fossilized remains, a stuffed thylacine, now extinct is also part of this fabulous collection. Log books, manuscripts and sketches of the Belgica's trip to the South Pole in 1897, were added. Two gorillas from the Congolese National Parks circa 1930 reside here, and recently a stuffed tiger and giant tortoise have also been added. Petrified wood from the forest of Hoegaarden have been sent here from the high-speed railway system's work. Here is the biggest dinosaur gallery in Europe, the gallery of evolution, with areas of men and mammoths, biodiversity gallery, minerals, and many temporary exhibits fill this unbelievable institution.