Royal Army Museum Brussels

Best panoramic view of the city

Anna from Brussels

"Upstairs you will find a relatively small rooftop and an amazing view of the city and the Cinquantenaire Park, almost worth the ticket price alone!"

There are two reasons why you should visit the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History during your stay in Brussels: 1) it is PACKED with history. This is in a literal sense, it is difficult to see the walls in the enormous halls with every piece of military history you can imagine displayed, explained, and shown. 2) The hidden panoramic view of the city.

I'm a bit of a museum geek, but I understand that others might find looking at historical explanations to not be the most exciting thing. The view of the city and the Cinquantenaire Park is amazing, though, and almost worth the ticket price alone! Make sure to do this well before the closing time of the museum because they usually close the doors to the small staircase 1 hour before. Once you get upstairs you will find a relatively small rooftop with a picnic table for you to take the view in.

It is also a very kid-friendly museum, not to read all the descriptions of the various wars Europeans fought all over the world, but to walk through the aviation hall with real-life airplanes standing and hanging above your head.

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Brussels Spotter Anna

About me I'm a big advocate for a rounded approach to life, meaning that I want to see the different sides of a process to understand the final product better. This is why I work in event planning for large European events, I volunteer as a catering manager at TEDxBrussels and constantly explore the city in my free time. I do all this because I'm a huge Brussels fan and I want to know each and every face this city has to offer, the local student bars in Ixelles, the open mic clubs in the center, and the institutional conferences taking place... I'm lucky that I have the opportunity to se...

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Oct 5, 2025

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