10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Ghent That You Shouldn't Miss

July 26, 2021 Concepcion Newsome

Belgium's fourth-largest - and most beautiful - city is home to a quarter of a million people and a flourishing flower export trade. An important port, Ghent's city center is a pedestrian area that is like a museum to early Flemish architecture and a testament to the city's medieval might. Impressive Gothic sites, such as dramatic St. Bavo's Cathedral and the Castle of the Counts, inspire awe. The works of Flemish masters are housed in the distinguished Museum voor Schone Kunst.
Restaurants in Ghent

1. De Hopduvel Specialist Store

Coupure 625, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 9 225 20 68 [email protected] http://www.dehopduvel.be/engels/index.html
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5.0 based on 43 reviews

De Hopduvel Specialist Store

2. The Mix

Hoogpoort 19, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 475 37 05 25 http://cocktailsalon-the-mix.be
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5.0 based on 21 reviews

The Mix

3. Locked

Wasstraat 31, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 474 96 74 24 [email protected] http://www.lockedgent.be/
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5.0 based on 127 reviews

Locked

Get yourself locked in a mysterious building, where nothing is quite what it seems. Only cooperation and the search for the logic of the building can free you! A 4 person activity

4. Bike Ghent

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5.0 based on 263 reviews

Bike Ghent

Urban mountainbike tours through Ghent. Explore a historic city and its dynamic suburbs in the original tracks of a local. Imagine a high end Cube mountainbike, a local guide, a free drink bottle, a polaroid picture and discover a city and its best spots. Not a typical history lesson, but fun facts you'll remember for a long time... A great experience to share with your friends and family!

5. BeerWalk

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5.0 based on 193 reviews

BeerWalk

In Ghent, beer brewing went hand in hand with religious life. Discover Ghent and its incredibly surprising history during a three-hour beer walk and beer tasting with guide through the city. Five beer tasting sessions and an official BeerWalk glass are included in the price. Anyone who takes part can decide, at any time during the BeerWalk tour, to have one or more beer tastings replaced by a soda of your choice. This way anyone can enjoy the beer stories and the town visit.

6. BeVirtual

Sint-Kwintensberg 65A, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 9 335 86 88 [email protected] http://bevirtual.be/
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5.0 based on 40 reviews

BeVirtual

Discover the endless possibilities of virtual reality. BeVirtual is a virtual reality arcade, a unique concept equipped with 4 play areas. Each area gives you access to a virtual realm, experiences and games. You can paintball, golf, shooters, pingpong, do archery with or against each other. Visit the bottom of the ocean, stand on a plank on a 150 meter skyscraper, beat the local high-scores

Reviewed By WatheletMathieu

Best variation of games and playing with the new Valve Index made the VR experience even more immersive

7. Lockdown

Dok-Noord 3 C, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 468 05 92 45 [email protected] https://www.lockdown-escape.be/gent
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5.0 based on 121 reviews

Lockdown

Immerse yourself into a world brimmed with exciting puzzles and riddles. Lockdown challenges your sense of humour and puts your collaboration skills and ingenuity to the test. A warm welcome awaits you in our cozy lounge. Discover our detailed decors, immerse yourself into the story but above all: Escape in time! * Dok Noord * Room 7 (3-6 players): Escape the appartment of a serial killer in time...or be the next victim Red Alert (3-6 players): Sabotage a Russian bunker during the Cold War * At our new location nearby: Stapelplein 70 * Sector Z 2.0 (6-12 players): Doctors vs Zombies: the battle is on! In which team are you? Virtual Reality (4 players): Award winning games from Ubisoft

Reviewed By KentGriswalds - Chatham, United Kingdom

We were a group of 4 all of whom have some experience of escape rooms in different European cities and this was definitely one of the better ones. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the room itself (Room 7) was well thought out and very enjoyable. The series of clues made sense - there were no steps that were so obscure that you would never have got there. All in all it was great fun - we would thoroughly recommend it.

8. STAM Ghent City Museum

Godshuizenlaan 2 Bijlokesite, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 9 267 14 00 [email protected] http://www.stamgent.be
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4.5 based on 534 reviews

STAM Ghent City Museum

STAM is the Ghent city museum. It presents the story of the city of Ghent. A permanent circuit leads visitors along a chronological trail of objects and multimedia which trace the development and growth of Ghent. Temporary exhibitions explore the concept of 'urbanity' from different angles. STAM's real showpiece, its raison d'être, is the city itself. A visit to the city museum is not complete without a visit to Ghent. STAM is ten years old this year... time for a make-over for the permanent exhibition. From December 7th you will mingle with parchment abbots, enterprising women, amorous rebels and self-seeking benefactors from the Middle Ages to the present day as you make your way through the new-look 'Story of Ghent’. You will see and feel the city grow and change shape. You will discover some of the city’s secrets and of course there will also be a fresh version of our (still gigantic) aerial photograph.

Reviewed By WestofEnglandTed - Plymouth, United Kingdom

This is a well thought out and wide ranging museum. It is housed in a combination of modern display spaces and a medieval abbey, nicely adapted to lead the visitor through the history of the city with a wealth of interesting displays. There's a medieval hall still with its original Gothic decoration and a very good audio guide (though the numbers by the exhibits were sometimes difficult to see from a wheelchair). Accessibility is good in the museum, though the street access outside could be difficult for anyone with a large chair. The shop is a little limited and disappointing, and the detailed guidebook is only available in French or Dutch. There is a cafe but it only sells (delicious) meals rather than snacks at lunchtime and the tables were rather grubby.

9. Our Lady Ter Hoyen Beguinage

Lange Violettestraat 235, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 9 224 17 90 http://users.telenet.be/kleinbegijnhof/
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4.5 based on 63 reviews

Our Lady Ter Hoyen Beguinage

10. Industrie Museum

Minnemeers 10, Ghent 9000 Belgium +32 9 323 65 00 [email protected] http://www.industriemuseum.be
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4.5 based on 162 reviews

Industrie Museum

In the centre of Ghent, just a stone’s throw from the Vrijdagmarkt, the Museum of Industry is located in an impressive factory building. In the former cotton mill – you can still smell the machine oil! – major and minor stories out of the eventful history of industry are brought to life. Various generations of entrepreneurs, merchants and labourers sweep you along in a universal story about people and machines, and how they changed the world round us. The Museum of Industry’s surprisingly diverse collection with international appeal piques visitors’ curiosity. Evocative images, historical films, notable objects and gripping tales make the industrial past come to life; from a colossal steam machine to old advertisements, to the story of a labourer living in a humble factory-provided workman’s dwelling. The Museum of Industry is also bursting with activities.

Reviewed By JanV5280 - Tielt Winge, Belgium

We liked the exposition on printing best. One of the people working on the printing presses gave us a great tour and explanation on the history of printing....Really interesting!

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