Surprisingly, the centre of Brussels has probably the best interactive playground/museum to indulge your inner child or just the kids.

Scentastic is located underground at the Bourse metro/tram stop, and is just a couple of minutes walk from the Grand Place.

Once you’ve found the understated entrance (difficult, even if you know it’s there) you enter what looks like a large romper room/playground, all primary colours and play equipment.

Scientastic will then amaze and educate through its use of simple psychological, physiological perception experiments.

Virtually everything is hands on and a simple explanation leaflet can explain some of the impossible thing you encounter.

Try to arrive just as they open as usually a multi-lingual member of staff will perform a series of moves in front of a mirror.

Then go and play and explore at your leisure, it can and should take at least a couple of hours, adults will at least be surprised and kids just love it.

Opening hours are at 1400 hrs. Weekends and Belgium school holidays otherwise you will have to make a reservation. Their website is at scientastic.com or telephone 02.732.13.36 (usually an answer machine they will call back).

Belgium international telephone prefix is 0032 then leave off the first zero.

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