For 30 euros this is an essential piece of kit if you want to get a good feel for the city's culture. You can buy it from the tourism office on the Grand Place and it offers free entry to a number of museums, as well as discounts from restaurants (including Chez Leon) and shops.
The best bit, though, is the free 72-hour travelcard and route map that comes with it, which is invaluable, letting you travel on metro, tram and bus. The metro is fantastic - clean, airy, easy to follow and very quick, but the trams are best if you want to watch the way the landscape and architecture change as you travel through the different areas of the city.
Tourist Office, Grand Place; www.visitbelgium.com
It would be hard to get good value out of this card, given how cheap public transport is, and the all-day tickets available. The palace is free, and museums are cheap. This ticket might be easy, but maybe not great value.
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