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Unusual Attractions in Ostend

Ostend, Belgium

James Ensor House

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

Ostend, Belgium

Amandine Museum Ship

The last Oostende trawler to fish off Iceland is now a museum.

Ostend, Belgium

Walraversijde

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

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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.

1 mile from Ostend

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Sandworm

An undulating wicker beast looms peacefully atop a sand dune in Belgium.

8 miles from Ostend

Diksmuide, Belgium

Vladslo German Military Cemetery

Visitors to this Belgium graveyard are greeted by the grieving stone parents of the young men lost to war.

9 miles from Ostend

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'Searching for Utopia'

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

9 miles from Ostend

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