The Botanical Garden or 'Botanique' is steeped in history. From the Middle Ages this green oasis was the garden of the former 'commanderij van Pitzemburg', order of knights. After its abolition, in the nineteenth century the garden was turned into an English landscape garden for members of the elitist Société Royale d'Horticulture. After the First World War it opened to the public as a municipal park. In the middle of the Botanical Garden is a statue of the celebrated scientist Rembert Dodoens. In the sixteenth century he wrote a highly acclaimed herbal called the 'Cruydenboek'. These days the Botanical Garden is a quiet and very pleasant park where you can enjoy the plant life while the children let off steam in the playground.

The Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area encompasses 3,200 acres and is home to pristine wetland habitat. The habitat is dedicated to preserving the area's waterfowl population and is therefore a great place to birdwatch.

Right in the heart of the Antwerp fashion district is the ModeMuseum, also known as MoMu. Whilst the museum manages a collection of more than 25,000 objects (including garments and shoes) that are not accessible to the public, it does organize alternating exhibitions on specific themes: designer, fashion house or any other fashion-related topic.

After the zoo’s opening over 80 years ago, it went on to pioneer the first ‘bar-less’ animal exhibits, which saw exotic animals such as lions and tigers separated from visitors by a series of moats. Nowadays, the zoo houses over 50 endangered species and two entirely extinct elsewhere in the wild.