There's a particularly robust World War I exhibit broken up into two ... City Hall and Maison du Roi (which houses the Brussels City Museum), both of which are open to the public.

Located in the Saint-Gilles district around a mile and a half south of the Grand-Place, the Horta Museum is best reached by taking tram 81 from Brussels-Midi station to the Janson stop.

The Belgian capital could hardly make a worst first impression, but look beyond the litter, graffiti and high-rises and ...