Things to Do in Mechelen

There are 3 attractions in Mechelen. Grand-Place, ornate historic square surrounded by guildhalls, is the most popular.

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All Museums 18 Religious Sites 14 Castles & Palaces 8 Parks & Reserves 7 Theaters 3 Stadiums & Sports 3 Monuments & Memorials 2 Archaeological Sites 2 Zoos & Aquariums 1 Markets & Bazaars 1 Plazas & Squares 1 Towers & Lighthouses 1 Area 1
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Large art museum with Flemish and European collections
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Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium
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Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium
Major Brussels museum with extensive natural history collections
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Meise Botanic Garden
Extensive botanical garden and national plant collections
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Musical Instruments Museum
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Musical Instruments Museum
Museum exhibiting diverse musical instruments from worldwide
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Middelheim Museum
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Middelheim Museum
Open-air sculpture park displaying modern and contemporary works
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Belgian Comic Strip Center
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Belgian Comic Strip Center
Museum celebrating Belgian comics and cartoon art
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Plantin–Moretus Museum
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Plantin–Moretus Museum
Historic printing museum in Antwerp documenting typographic heritage
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp
Contemporary art museum highlighting Belgian and international works
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
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Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Major Brussels museum complex housing Belgian art collections
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Rubenshuis
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Rubenshuis
Former home and museum of painter Peter Paul Rubens
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Horta Museum
House museum showcasing Victor Horta's Art Nouveau interiors
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House of European History
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House of European History
Museum in Brussels presenting Europe's modern history
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Royal Museum for Central Africa
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Royal Museum for Central Africa
Museum documenting Central Africa and Belgium's colonial history
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Museum aan de Stroom
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Museum aan de Stroom
Antwerp museum about the city's maritime and trade history
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Museum Mayer van den Bergh
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Museum Mayer van den Bergh
Small museum exhibiting medieval and Flemish Old Masters
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Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
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Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History
Military museum in Brussels with extensive weaponry exhibits
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Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries
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Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries
19th-century covered shopping arcade with elegant glass roof
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Musée Hergé
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Musée Hergé
Museum honoring Hergé and Tintin comic art
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