Brussels chocolate museum opens to sweeten senses

Mouth-watering: A visitor is attracted to a display during the preview at the Belgium Chocolate Village. The museum is located in one of Brussels' oldest chocolate factories - the Victoria biscuit and chocolate factory. Opened on Sept 20, the museum is one of the largest ones dedicated to chocolate's history. - Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

In Belgium, chocolate is a national treasure.

It likes to call itself the “country of chocolate”; and now Belgium has a new treat for visitors: A museum dedicated to the confectionary featuring a Willy Wonka-style factory and cocoa tree jungle.