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Musical Instruments Museum (MIM) vs Grand Place

Both are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Grand Place ranks slightly better than MIM - Musical Instruments Museum. Grand Place comes in at 97 with approval from 7 reviewers such as Fodor's, Let's Go and Lonely Planet.

Musical Instruments Museum (MIM)
Musical Instruments Museum (MIM)
9 / 10
Rue Montagne de la Cour 2, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $0 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"In addition to seeing the more than 1,500 instruments on display, you can listen to them via infrared headphones, and you can hear musical extracts from almost every instrument." Full review
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The four-story museum features... a precious 1619 spinet-harpsichord (only two such instruments exist)
Concierge Concierge
"The Musical Instrument Museum would be worth seeing even if it were empty, since it's housed in the beautiful Art Nouveau former Old England department store."
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Don't miss the prototypes of an invention by that indispensable Belgian Adolphe Sax: the saxophone.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"As much of a highlight as the Musical Instrument Museum itself, is its premises." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"If you have the slightest interest in music, the history of instruments, or just cool art deco buildings, you should get yourself on down to MIM." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"This internationally renowned museum of musical instruments (MIM)... from all over the world and from every era." Full review
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Grand Place
Grand Place
9 / 10
In the City Center, Brussels 1000, Belgium
From $0 /night
Fodor's Fodor's
"This jewel box of a square is arguably Europe's most ornate and most theatrical." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Brussels' incomparable central square tops any itinerary." Full review
Let's Go Let's Go
"The historic center of Brussels is a grand place known, naturally, as the Grand Place." Full review
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Make sure to return once the sun goes down, when the famous Guildhall buildings, including the Hôtel de Ville and the Maison de Roi, are dramatically illuminated.
Frommer's Frommer's
"Bursting with Gothic façades, the Grand'Place is one of Europe's largest and lovliest city squares." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"There is nothing like the Grand-Place in the world. It is the centre of Brussels and a spectacle in its own right." Full review
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