Discover Brussels Scavenger Hunt

Brussels kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Brussels backdrop (an art-nouveau facade, a chocolatier window, a frites stand) and take a group photo with everyone striking a casual EU-bureaucrat pose.

Checkpoint: Grand Place

Navigate to the Grand Place (Grote Markt) and check in among the gilded guild houses.

Grand Place pose

On the Grand Place: take a group photo with the Town Hall spire and the gilded guild houses behind. Everyone strikes a regal medieval pose.

Trivia: Town Hall spire

A specific saint stands at the very top of the Brussels Town Hall spire. Which one?

Answers: Michael / St Michael / Saint Michael / St. Michael / archangel michael / michael

Checkpoint: Manneken Pis

Navigate to the famous (and very small) Manneken Pis statue. Check in.

Manneken Pis surprise

In front of Manneken Pis: take a group photo where everyone's face shows mock surprise at how small he actually is.

Trivia: Manneken outfits

Manneken Pis has a famous wardrobe of costumes. Roughly how many outfits does he have (estimates around 1,000 are accepted)?

Answers: 1000 / 1,000 / around 1000 / about 1000 / 900 / over 1000

Checkpoint: Atomium

Navigate to the Atomium and check in.

Atomium atom pose

In front of the Atomium: take a group photo where the team mimics atoms, holding hands or arms out to look like the molecular bonds.

Trivia: Atomium year

The Atomium was built for which famous event in 1958?

Answers: World's Fair / worlds fair / World Expo / Expo 58 / world fair / Universal Exposition / expo

Pommes frites moment

Find a friterie or chip shop (Brussels has dozens). Order frites with mayo and take a group photo of the cones in everyone's hands.

Chocolate shop window

Belgium = chocolate. Find a chocolatier window (Pierre Marcolini, Mary, Neuhaus, anywhere). Take a team photo of the most photogenic display.

Galeries Saint-Hubert

Find the Galeries Saint-Hubert covered shopping arcade. Take a team photo under the glass roof.

Comic strip mural hunt

Brussels has dozens of huge comic strip murals (Tintin, Lucky Luke, Asterix). Find one and take a team photo where you imitate the character's pose.

Trivia: EU institutions

Brussels is unofficially considered the capital of which international organization?

Answers: European Union / EU / european union / the EU

Belgian beer toast

Find a bar with a Belgian beer menu (there are easily hundreds of beers in Brussels). Order a round and take a group toast photo.

Local Bruxellois tip

Convince a Bruxellois to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide.

Brussels finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Brussels spot (a square, a covered arcade, a viewpoint) and take an amazing group photo.