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To get to the Grand’ Place take the metro to Bourse or Gare Central.

The Hotel du Ville is located right on the Grand’ Place. For information on the hours of its guided tours, call 02/279-43-65. Admission is 3€.

The Mannekin Pis is located at the corner of the rue du Chêne and rue de l'Etuve.

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To get to Waterloo take bus W which departs twice hourly from Gare du Midi and costs 3€. By car from Brussels, go south on the ring road to exit 27 for Waterloo, and N5 south to the battlefield; follow the signs for Butte du Lion. Be sure to stop by the Visitors Center (route du Lion 252-254) before heading onto the field, to watch the informative video there and pick up information.

‘t Kelderke, Grand’ Place 15, phone 02/513-73-44.

Musee Royaux des Beaux Arts, Rue de la Régence 3 at place Royale, phone 02/508-32-11; www.fine-arts-museum.be. The Museum of Historical Art is open Tuesday through Sunday 10am-noon and 1-5pm. The Museum of Modern Art is open Tuesday through Sunday 10am-1pm and 2-5pm. Admission is 5€ adults; 3.50€ students, seniors, visitors with disabilities, and children 13 and over. It’s free for everyone the first Wednesday afternoon of the month.

The Royal Museum of Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13 in Tervuren (a suburban area just east of Brussels), phone 02/769-52-11; www.africamuseum.be. To get there take Tram 44 from Metro Montgomery. It’s open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm and Saturday to Sunday 10am-6pm. Admission is 3€.

Comme Chez Soi, Place Rouppe 23 near the Grand’ Place, phone 02/512-29-21; www.commechezsoi.be.

Pauline Frommer is the creator of the new Pauline Frommer guides in bookstores now.

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