Brussels (Things to do - Places to Visit) - BRUSSELS Top Tourist Placesbr capital of Belgiumbr Brussels is Belgium’s capital and home to the European Union headquarters. The Grand-Place square at the heart of the city has shops and cafes inside ornate 17th-century guild houses and the intricate Gothic Hôtel de Ville (town hall) with a distinctive bell tower.br br The 19th-century Maison du Roi houses the Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles city-history museum, including costumes for the city’s famed Manneken Pis Statue.