Antwerp

Rubens, diamonds, fashion and the most beautiful railway station in Europe — all walkable from the Grote Markt. With a museumPASSmusées, most of the paid highlights here cost you nothing extra.

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Antwerp Central Station

The 'railway cathedral' of 1905 — a stone dome, gilded ticket hall and four levels of tracks, regularly voted among the most beautiful stations in the world.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveArrive by train and your visit is included in the fare. Climb to the top platform level for the best view of the dome.

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C €12

⛪ Church / Cathedral ★★★★

Cathedral of Our Lady

Belgium's largest Gothic church, seven centuries in the making, housing four Rubens masterpieces including the Descent from the Cross.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveIncluded in the Antwerp City Card. Attending a service is free (art zones closed then).

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K €20

?️ Museum ★★★★

KMSKA — Royal Museum of Fine Arts

Reopened in 2022 after an 11-year renovation: Rubens and Van Dyck in the historic wings, plus the world's largest Ensor collection in the radical white new galleries.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveFree with museumPASSmusées — at €20 a visit, the pass is a third earned back right here.

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M Rooftop free · museum €12

?️ Museum ★★★

MAS — Museum aan de Stroom

Red-sandstone tower in the old docks telling the story of Antwerp and the world; the spiralling escalator route to the free rooftop panorama is an attraction in itself.

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How to saveFree with museumPASSmusées. The rooftop panorama (till late evening) needs no ticket at all.

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M €12

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Museum Plantin-Moretus

The world's only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: a 16th-century printing house with the two oldest surviving printing presses on earth.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveFree with museumPASSmusées; free every last Wednesday of the month.

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R Garden free · experience ~€12

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Rubens House & Experience

The palazzo Rubens built for himself. The historic house is closed for a major renovation, but the garden and the new Rubens Experience centre next door are open.

🕒 Currently closed · Closed for renovation until 2030 · Closed today

How to saveCovered by museumPASSmusées. Check opening status before you go — the full house reopens only after the renovation.

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H Roof free · experience ~€7

⭐ Landmark ★★

Het Steen

Antwerp's oldest building, a medieval river fortress on the Scheldt, now the visitor centre with 'The Antwerp Story' experience and a free panoramic roof terrace.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveIncluded in the Antwerp City Card. Combine with a free walk along the Scheldt quays at sunset.

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Z FREE

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Zurenborg & Cogels-Osylei

An open-air museum of Belle Époque architecture: entire streets of exuberant Art Nouveau, neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance townhouses, capped by coffee on Dageraadplaats.

🕒 Hours: check the official website

How to saveCompletely free — the best-value 'museum' in the city. Ten minutes on foot from Central Station.

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