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The Folk Museum Vzw Turninum offers a peek into the life of an early 20th century worker.
The Folk Museum Vzw Turninum offers a peek into the life of an early 20th century worker. It is housed in a former carriage forge and working class house of the Vermeirens. The Volksmuseum also displays archeological finds from excavations in Berchem-Borgerhout-Deurne and the 16th century Gallifort pleasure garden.
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Antwerp, Belgium
The Sterckshof Silver Museum is housed in the neo-Flemish Renaissance Sterckshof Castle in Deurne, and showcases the trade of silversmithy through its collection of various silver artifacts from the 16th century to the present day
Antwerp's Chinatown is situated along Van Wesenbekestraat
The Aquatopia is an aquarium with over 10000 fishes and reptiles in the basement of the Radisson Blu hotel
The Antwerp Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world, dating back to 1843
Counted among the most beautiful railway stations in the world, the Antwerp Central Station is definitely worth visiting even if you are not arriving or leaving by train
The Zurenborg neighborhood in south-east Antwerp has strikingly beautiful Art Nouveau and fin-de-siècle town houses from the turn of the 19th century
The Jewish Quarter in Antwerp is often referred to as a Shtetl (Yiddish for village or small town) due to the high population of about 15000 Jews, several of them being Orthodox and Hasidic
Antwerp's famous Diamantkwartier or Diamond District lies to the south and southwest of the central station, along Pelikaanstraat
The Begijnhof (Beguinage) was a monastery for beguines - women who lived like nuns without taking their vows