Manneken Pis, Brussels

Just two minute walk from Grand Place but I really wouldn't waste your shoe leather and time, small, insignificant, boring in fact and the shops in the near vicinity are a tourist trap-At 40 years old I am not wasting any more of my life looking at meaningless pointless objects-can only ne outsone by the mermaid in Copenhagen, another waste of time.

i know when you are in brussels, the manneken pis is a must see. i thought it was a waste of time! i was expecting a lot more than a little statue hidden down a back ally.

This is a very small fountain, which you probably won't see anyway because of the crowds of tourists and pickpockets.

Most of my family is from Belgium and so this was a must see for me. I love the statue and find it very neat. Although there are a lot of tourists there, it is definately worth the short walk to see it from the Grand Place. The Yanika Pis is really neat too but I don't remember what street it is on....if you ask people should know where to direct you!

Paris has a tower, Berlin has a gate, London has a Bridge, Brussels has Manneken Pis. It is the symbol of Brussels. Most of the time, this small boy is standing on the corner of Rue de L' Etuve and Rue du Chene all naked doing his thing, but sometimes you can admire him, wearing some special outfit. Believe me it is a tiny statue ... but it means a lot to Brussels.

Manneken Pis is very respected in Belgium. I lived with my very best friends, who are basically my family, when I was there, and I learned a lot about the history of Manneken Pis and a lot of other Belgian history as well. Residents of Belgium certainly know a lot more about the history of thier own culture, than us Americans do about even the Statue of Liberty. This statue, although small, represents a little piece of respected history in another country, so if you don't plan on visiting him when you travel to Belgium, then don't bother with the Eiffel Tower when you go to France, or Big Ben when you go to London!