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In Flanders Fields - WWI Museums and Cemeteries

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World War I Cemeteries
World War I Cemetery This cemetery is on a six-acre site, about one and a half miles southeast of the town of Waregem and about 25 miles from Ypres (Ieper). It is the smallest American cemetery on the European continent and it is also the only American Cemetery in Belgium from the First World War. Directions: Trains from Brussels to Waregem take about 1h 15 minutes.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission For Information on the location of any grave, cemetery or memorial.
Belgian Cemetery Index A list of all war cemeteries in Belgium with pictures.
World War I Museums
In Flanders Fields Ieper Flanders has many museums remembering the times of the Great War. Instructive, objective and often poignant, they render an accurate picture of the magnitude and harshness of the battles. This museum offers an insight in how life was at and behind the trenches and offers detailed historic facts and statistics. Opening hours vary by season.
Sanctuary Wood Trench Museum Ieper Also called Hill 62, here original British trenches have been preserved as they were found after the war. In the 1980s a tunnel was discovered. The museum collection contains equipment removed from the battlefield in the vicinity and many photographs, as well as a rare collection of three dimensional photo images in viewing boxes.
The 'Hooge Crater' Museum Zillebeke-Ieper The museum houses a collection of all kinds of arms and equipment of the 1914-18 war, as well as a collection of uniforms, furniture and other equipment of all the armies who were involved in the battles of Ypres.
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 Zonnebeke Previously known as the Streekmuseum, it gives an oversight of the five battles of Ypres by means of authentic photographic material, a wide collection of historical artifacts and several life-like dioramas. The visitor will get the opportunity to walk through a German trench and descend into a unique 20 feet deep British dugout with communication and dressing posts, headquarters and accommodation.
Talbot House Poperinge For almost the entire duration of World War I Poperinge, close to Ypres, remained one of the few unoccupied towns in Flanders and became the focal point of the British sector of the allied armies. Two army chaplains founded an "Every man's club", The Talbot House, where all soldiers were welcome. The museum includes an exhibition about "The Life behind the Front during WW I."
Hill 60 - Queen Victoria Rifles Museum - Zillebeke.
Additional Information
Last Post Do not miss this deeply moving ceremony which takes place under the vast arch of the Menin Gate in Ypres. Every evening at 8:00 pm the traffic stops and the buglers from the local fire brigade play "The Last Post".

Other Museums and Memorials

Royal Museum of the Army Brussels

The museum offers an insight in the fundamental changes, which have taken place in armament and military technology over more than 10 centuries.

Canada War Museum, Adegem-Maldegem

Through many realistic scenes you experience war time. A monumental panorama represents the battle for the Leopold canal in a most impressive way. This museum is unique in Europe.