Brussels-Capital Region
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Things to do in Brussels-Capital Region

Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel) is the capital of Belgium and one of the three administrative regions within the country, together with Flanders and Wallonia. Apart from its role within its country, it is also an internationally important city, hosting numerous international institutions, and in particular the headquarters of NATO and the core institutions of the European Union. Due to that, it is sometimes referred to informally as the capital of the EU, and even used as a metonym for the EU institutions.

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  1. European Parliament

    Photo: Olaf Kosinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  2. European Commission

    Photo: Cancillería Ecuador · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  3. Manneken Pis

    Manneken Pis

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    Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  4. Grand-Place

    Grand-Place

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    Photo: Celuici · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. Atomium

    Atomium

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    Photo: Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  6. Stoclet Palace

    Stoclet Palace

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    Photo: Busoni · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

    Photo: Donaldytong · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  8. Jeanneke Pis

    Jeanneke Pis

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    Photo: Aw58 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  9. Basilica of the Sacred Heart

    Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  10. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

    Photo: Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  11. Royal Palace

    Royal Palace

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    Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. Meunier Museum

    Meunier Museum

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    Photo: Constantin Meunier · Public domain · source

  13. Palace of Justice

    Photo: Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  14. Mini-Europe

    Mini-Europe

    attraction

    Photo: Gellerj · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  15. Cinquantenaire Park

    Photo: User:Ben2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. Horta Museum

    Horta Museum

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    Photo: Paul Louis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. Hotel Tassel

    Hotel Tassel

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    Photo: Karl Stas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. North Station building

    Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · source

  19. La Monnaie

    La Monnaie

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    Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  20. House of European History

    Photo: Lora1307 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  21. Nemo 33

    Nemo 33

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    Photo: Sergey Markov, www.vodolaz.org · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  22. Het Zinneke

    Het Zinneke

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    Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · source

  23. Solvay Residence

    Photo: Zinneke · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  24. Church of Our Lady of Laeken

    Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · source

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  1. NATO Headquarters

    Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Ter Kamerenbos

    Ter Kamerenbos

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    Photo: GdML · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  3. Belgian Army Museum and Museum of Military History

    Photo: Marcelloo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  4. Hill of Arts

    Hill of Arts

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    Photo: Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. Natural Sciences Museum of Belgium

    Photo: Bernard J. Noël · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. Church of Our Lady of the Chapel

    Photo: Morburre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  7. Congress Column

    Congress Column

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    Photo: VitVit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. Halle Gate

    Halle Gate

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    Photo: Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  9. Centenary Palace

    Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewblack/ · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  10. Jewish Museum of Belgium

    Photo: Michel wal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  11. Erasmus House

    Erasmus House

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    Photo: Anne Jea · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. Royal Greenhouses

    Photo: William Helsen from Antwerp, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · source

  13. Autoworld

    Autoworld

    attraction

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ben2~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  14. Cantillon Brewery

    Photo: Agon S. Buchholz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  15. Egmont Palace

    Egmont Palace

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    Photo: Michel wal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  16. Palace of the Nation

    Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · source

  17. Thieffry

    Thieffry

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    Photo: bsubway.net · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  18. Art & History Museum

    Photo: Otter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  19. Botanical Garden

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ben2~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  20. BELvue Museum

    BELvue Museum

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    Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  21. Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage

    Photo: Paul Hermans · CC BY 4.0 · source

  22. Martyrs' Square

    Martyrs' Square

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    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Ben2~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  23. Parlamentarium

    Parlamentarium

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    Photo: LeJC · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  24. Vaartkapoen

    Vaartkapoen

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    Photo: David R Edgar - https://www.loughrigg.org/bxlLandmarks/ · CC BY 2.0 · source

  25. Villa Empain

    Villa Empain

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    Photo: Aldeko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  26. AfricaMuseum

    AfricaMuseum

    13 Leuvensesteenweg · step-free

    Photo: Jmh2o · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  27. Abbaye de Forest

    Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  28. Audi factory

    Audi factory

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    Photo: Karmakolle · CC0 · source

  29. Memorial for the Victims of the Innovation Disaster

    Photo: Kroon, Ron / Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · source

  30. Arts Center Red Monastery

    Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · source

  31. Black Tower

    Black Tower

    attraction

    Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  32. Brussels Museum for Industry and Labour

    Photo: Bernard Lee · CC0 · source

  33. Bruxella 1238

    Bruxella 1238

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    Photo: FrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  34. Cemetery of Brussels

    Photo: Hapille · CC0 · source

  35. Clockarium

    Clockarium

    attraction

    Photo: Ardilon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  36. Laken Park

    Laken Park

    attraction

    Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · source

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