Ypres was the scene of one of the fiercest battles of World War I. Photos from the time will show that it was all but destroyed in the fighting.
The former city gates, now The Menin Gate, were rebuilt as a memorial around 1925. Beneath the roof and on the walls are carved the names of over fifteen thousand British Commonwealth soldiers many of whose bodies were never found. Every night the Band of the Ypres Fire Department plays here in tribute.

With this history obviously there will plenty for those interested in battlefields and WWI. For example 'Hill 62 Trench Museum'. Which is one of the last the trenches preserved. It was opened in 1919.
Also in the Cloth Hall is the WWI museum In Flanders Field. It's fairly new and tells the story of various fighting amongst the Ypres area. With use of photographs and modern technology, this museum is a must see for anyone.

Not far from Ypres is Passchendaele, also the scene of a bloody WWI vbattle. And now the location of the Memorial Museum Passchendaele. This is a very new museum that has a very unique way of representing the events of WWI. There is an actual recreation of the WWI dugouts as well as a small bookshop withing the museum.

About half-way between these two location is Tyne Cot Cemetery . which is one of the largest and most impressive cemeteries of Belgium. Soldier from all regions of the world are remembered here.