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Plopsaland
A cute theme park in De Panne, Plopsaland is based around Belgian TV characters like Plop the gnome.
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Ave Paul Dejaer 16
A sadly abandoned former charcuterie store, inside which ‘lives’ a giant rooster fashioned out of spoons.
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Musée International du Carnaval et du Masque
For the low-down on the extraordinary Binche carnaval, visit this museum just above the Grand Place.
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Le Cornet
The boatmens guildhall, befittingly, has a stern-shaped gable. Its name refers to the horn on its facade.
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Vlaeykensgang
This picturesque passage – known as Pie Alley – dates to 1591 and was originally a street of shoemakers.
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Werregarensteeg
Graffiti is positively encouraged as an art form in this tiny central alley, known locally as Graffitistraatje.
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Kasteel Beauvoorde
Late 16th-century Kasteel Beauvoorde is a moated four-storey mansion-castle with intact, fully furnished interiors.
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Lookout
One of several viewpoints with magnificent perspectives out over the ramparts of the Old Town to the valley below.
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Rue du Lac 6
This slightly grubby 1904 private house has circular windows, super stained glass and a lovely 2nd-floor balcony.
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Taxandria
This historical museum sits behind a 18th-century brick facade and displays its collection in witty, thoughtful ways.
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Jardin d’Enfants
Victor Hortas first civic commission, the charming Jardin d’Enfants in the Marolles still functions as a schoolhouse.
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St Jan de Doperkerk
Visit the church, St Jan de Doperkerk in Groot Begijnhof, whose Gothic façade hides an elaborate baroque interior.
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Godshuis St
For the most spacious little oases of calm, push the green door and relax in Godshuis St-Jozef & De Meulenaere.
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Tour Prends
One of two towers preserved from the original 1202 city wall, this is a surprising sight at the end of a nondescript lane.
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Le Sac
Perhaps as youd expect, the cabinet-makers guildhall is incredibly ornate. It takes its name from the sign above the door.
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Natur Musée
This family-oriented, interactive museum covers all the natural history bases with stuffed animals and lifesized dinosaurs.
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Square Marie
You can feed the ducks in this pretty tree-lined pond surrounded by greenery and a smattering of art nouveau architecture.
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Maison des Boulangers
The bakers guildhall is now the cafe Le Roy d’Espagne. The gilded bronze bust above the door is bakers’ patron St-Aubert.
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Marien Ecologisch Centrum
This educational operation has a little one-room collection of seashells and sand that you can examine under the microscope.
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’t Bootje
t Bootje has a little ship-shaped balcony that is part of a 1901 town house called De Vijf Continenten (The Five Continents).
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