Loft O's Guidebook to activities in Antwerp
Kid Oriented Activities
Playground
Playground
Speeltuin Prekersstraat
14 PrekersstraatAn amazing, free-spirited, and super creative production which will take your children’s imagination on a wild ride!
Froe Froe
7 NamenstraatAn amazing, free-spirited, and super creative production which will take your children’s imagination on a wild ride!
In case the weather is playing up there are some options and one of them is the Antwerp Bowling Indoor playground.
Have your kids climb and play brought the kid-safe experience while you can have a drink or play a game of bowling. It's but a metro ride away.
Antwerp Bowling
181 BlancefloerlaanIn case the weather is playing up there are some options and one of them is the Antwerp Bowling Indoor playground.
Have your kids climb and play brought the kid-safe experience while you can have a drink or play a game of bowling. It's but a metro ride away.
A classic. The Antwerp Zoo is a zoo with a history, founded in 1843 (to compare, Belgium as a country was founded only 13years earlier). A combination of Art, History and Animal preservation.
188 locals recommend
ZOO Antwerpen
20-26 Koningin AstridpleinA classic. The Antwerp Zoo is a zoo with a history, founded in 1843 (to compare, Belgium as a country was founded only 13years earlier). A combination of Art, History and Animal preservation.
Active(ities)
Think darts but better! Only a short walk away by the river.
Woodcutter - urban axe trowing - Antwerpen
1 PlantinkaaiThink darts but better! Only a short walk away by the river.
Not just a bowling alley but an event center! Bowling, playground, escape room, etc. . Perfect for a night out or an afternoon of fun.
Antwerp Bowling
181 BlancefloerlaanNot just a bowling alley but an event center! Bowling, playground, escape room, etc. . Perfect for a night out or an afternoon of fun.
De Kraakfabriek Escape Games
60 TavernierkaaiKeys & Clues Escape Room Antwerpen
36 Sint-JacobsmarktAntwerp Clue
28 GodefriduskaaiThe Room Antwerp - Escape Games
5 BresstraatEscaping Antwerp: Room Escape Games
20 ReyndersstraatEscaperoom Antwerp
47 HerentalsebaanMinigolf
Antwerp Midget Golf Club
6 EglantierlaanMinigolf Beatrijs linkeroever
19 BeatrijslaanKegel-Kluis
16 LeeuwenstraatActivichills
AFor almost 50 years Cartoons has been a staple of Antwerp’s Movie-scene. It’s a unique, cozy, authentic movie-theatre, perfect for a romantic night out.
50 locals recommend
Cinema Cartoon's
4 KaasstraatAFor almost 50 years Cartoons has been a staple of Antwerp’s Movie-scene. It’s a unique, cozy, authentic movie-theatre, perfect for a romantic night out.
Brewery “De Koninck” opened in Antwerp in 1833 (Belgium was only 3 years old at the time!) and has been producing beer ever since. It is the home of “Het Bolleke” and has an interactive tour you can take.
76 locals recommend
De Koninck Antwerp City Brewery
291 MechelsesteenwegBrewery “De Koninck” opened in Antwerp in 1833 (Belgium was only 3 years old at the time!) and has been producing beer ever since. It is the home of “Het Bolleke” and has an interactive tour you can take.
The old Sewers, known as “De Ruien”, are a remnant of the rich history above. Sewers, Streams, and Fortifications spanned Antwerp ever since the Middle Ages. A network of both natural and man-made waterways provided the city with water and an internal harbor.
34 locals recommend
De Ruien
21 SuikerruiThe old Sewers, known as “De Ruien”, are a remnant of the rich history above. Sewers, Streams, and Fortifications spanned Antwerp ever since the Middle Ages. A network of both natural and man-made waterways provided the city with water and an internal harbor.
Dance organs were principally used in mainland Europe. Cafe Beveren is one of the last ones like it. In this café, you will feel the folklore-atmosphere of the Antwerp bal-musette of old.
9 locals recommend
Beveren
2 VlasmarktDance organs were principally used in mainland Europe. Cafe Beveren is one of the last ones like it. In this café, you will feel the folklore-atmosphere of the Antwerp bal-musette of old.
The St. Anna’s tunnel opened up in 1933. Construction started almost a century ago and was a marvel op engineering in its time. It takes you from the buzzing center of town to the peaceful green left-bank (572m). Especially the long wooden escalators were a unicum in it’s day, and even now.
26 locals recommend
Ingang Sint-Annatunnel - Voetgangerstunnel
Frederik van EedenpleinThe St. Anna’s tunnel opened up in 1933. Construction started almost a century ago and was a marvel op engineering in its time. It takes you from the buzzing center of town to the peaceful green left-bank (572m). Especially the long wooden escalators were a unicum in it’s day, and even now.
The Middelheim park is best described as an outdoor Museum. In this large park you can take long naturewalks while admiring the many art pieces that it offers.
19 locals recommend
Middelheimpark
1 MiddelheimlaanThe Middelheim park is best described as an outdoor Museum. In this large park you can take long naturewalks while admiring the many art pieces that it offers.
Museums & Culture
The actual house of Rubens in Antwerp has become a museum filled with world-class art, including some by Rubens and his contemporaries.
166 locals recommend
The Rubens House
9-11 WapperThe actual house of Rubens in Antwerp has become a museum filled with world-class art, including some by Rubens and his contemporaries.
Explore Antwerps Immigration history. Over 2 million people started the journey of their new lives here.
129 locals recommend
Red Star Line Museum
3 MontevideostraatExplore Antwerps Immigration history. Over 2 million people started the journey of their new lives here.
MAS - Museum aan de Stroom
1 HanzestedenplaatsPlantin-Moretus Museum
22 VrijdagmarktMuseum Vleeshuis
38 VleeshouwersstraatHidden Spots
The secret Vlaeykensgang alley dates from 1591 and connects Hoogstraat, Oude Koornmarkt Pelgrimstraat with one another. Walk through the gate at Oude Koornmarkt 16 and you feel as if you have journeyed back in time.
26 locals recommend
Vlaeykensgang
VlaaikensgangThe secret Vlaeykensgang alley dates from 1591 and connects Hoogstraat, Oude Koornmarkt Pelgrimstraat with one another. Walk through the gate at Oude Koornmarkt 16 and you feel as if you have journeyed back in time.
This small square in the center of the old town is a hidden oasis. It is dominated by the baroque Carolus Borromeus church and the old city library but has some very cosy cafe’s as well. Looks for the hidden graphics in the pavement which hint at its history
12 locals recommend
Hendrik Conscienceplein
Hendrik ConsciencepleinThis small square in the center of the old town is a hidden oasis. It is dominated by the baroque Carolus Borromeus church and the old city library but has some very cosy cafe’s as well. Looks for the hidden graphics in the pavement which hint at its history
This little square can easily be spotted on old maps of Antwerp. You just need to look for the cows, for this was once a cattle market on the edge of the old town. It is now a square with popular cafes where students meet after classes.
Ossenmarkt
OssenmarktThis little square can easily be spotted on old maps of Antwerp. You just need to look for the cows, for this was once a cattle market on the edge of the old town. It is now a square with popular cafes where students meet after classes.
This cobbled square planted with old trees was once the site of the city’s weigh house. Surrounded by old brick warehouses, it is a sleepy, forgotten spot during the day, but the square slowly comes to life in the evening as the bars open their doors.
Stadswaag
StadswaagThis cobbled square planted with old trees was once the site of the city’s weigh house. Surrounded by old brick warehouses, it is a sleepy, forgotten spot during the day, but the square slowly comes to life in the evening as the bars open their doors.