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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ostend

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ostend, Belgium

Updated October 20, 2021

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Unusual Attractions in Ostend

Ensor Museum

Ostend, Belgium

James Ensor House

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.
The reconstructed village of Walraversjide.

Ostend, Belgium

Walraversijde

Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.

Ostend, Belgium

Amandine Museum Ship

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.
the only remaining part of block ship HMS Vindictive

Ostend, Belgium

Bow of HMS Vindictive

A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.
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Dronkenput (Drunken Well)

A tilted water tank turned tourist attraction.
4 miles from Ostend
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Sandworm

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Sandworm

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.
8 miles from Ostend
Barracks / munitions storage.

Zedelgem, Belgium

Vloethemveld

Formerly a munitions depot and World War II POW camp, now a nature reserve.
9 miles from Ostend
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