Founded in 1900, the pioneering Cantillon was long the only active brewery in Brussels. While there has ... indeed the brewery and its on-site museum were included in the book “1,000 Places ...

Winding between copper vats and oak barrels, a cluster of early-morning visitors filed through a cavernous Brussels ... brewery decided to set itself apart by turning its operations into a museum ...

Delightfully ornate guildhouses line the square, which is home to the dramatic City Hall and Maison du Roi (which houses the Brussels City Museum), both of which are open to the public.