Top Bruges Attractions & Museums

Discover the stories behind Belgium’s famous beermaking heritage at the Bruges Beer Experience. Learn about the monks who were early brewing innovators, how best to pair beer with food, and the cultural aspects of beer drinking in a fun and interactive setting. Conveniently located in the historic city center, the museum also offers a special non-beer exhibit just for kids, plus a bar with more than a dozen Belgian draught beers for the grown-ups.

Trace the delicious history of cocoa with a ticket to the Choco-Story Chocolate Museum in Bruges. From the ancient Aztecs and Mayans to gourmet European chocolatiers, discover how cocoa beans have been cultivated and enjoyed for centuries. See historic chocolate-making objects from around the world and learn the steps for transforming raw beans into creamy chocolate truffles, bars, and figurines. End your visit with a sweet sampling of fine Belgian chocolate.

Ensure a stress-free visit to Bruge's Historium by booking the most popular ticket in advance. With your Time Traveler ticket you can travel back to medieval Bruges, courtesy of virtual reality. Let yourself be swept up in a wonderful love story while walking through seven historical themed rooms and learn all about the Golden Age of Bruges.

Work up an appetite while learning the history behind Belgium’s favorite snack at the Frietmuseum, which celebrates the deliciousness of potato fries. Trace the journey of the potato from ancient Peru to restaurants and food stalls all over Belgium, and even sample some authentic fries in the medieval cellars of the beautiful Saaihalle building that houses the museum.

Experience a day in the life of a medieval apprentice at the Bruges Historium, an interactive museum designed to transport you back to 15th-century Belgium. History comes alive through multimedia and special effects as you walk through seven different themed rooms with an audio guide. Enhance your visit with an optional virtual reality experience or drinks in the Duvelorium bar overlooking Market Square.

Immerse yourself in the Bruges of 1435 with this Virtual Reality ticket for Bruges Historium. Prebook to save time, and visit the VR room before or after experiencing the Historium displays on Bruges during its Golden Age. Simply don your headset and explore virtual medieval Bruges—sailing into its port, and flying around Market Square and other sights to experience them as they were more than 500 years ago.

The museum offers a unique and scientific insight into one of the most remarkable substances on earth: the diamond. If you have any burning questions about diamonds, our museum is the perfect place to find the answers. In our fun and interactive diamond polishing show, you can see for yourself what it takes to create those beautiful, sparkling, brilliant stones.

Don't miss this thrilling new expo of Body Worlds (Körperwelten), celebrating the potential of the human body. The expo displays a varied collection of over 200 specimens, including whole-body plastinates, individual organs, organ configurations, translucent slices, blood vessel configurations, and stages of development.The whole-body plastinates are positioned in life-like poses, such as playing sports and making love, to show visitors how our anatomy works in everyday situations. Expo Body Worlds contains an interactive "anatomical mirror" that allows visitors to capture their internal reflection in an oversized projection so that they can explore their own body movements and how they are configured in relation to their internal organs. Expo Body Worlds is located only 10 minutes walk from the railway station and from the Market Square in the center of Bruges, Belgium.