Location: Bastogne
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Bastogne (French pronunciation: [bas.tɔɲ], Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastnach or Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes. The municipality of Bastogne includes the old communes of Longvilly, Noville, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, and Wardin. The town is situated on a ridge in the Ardennes at an elevation of 510 metres (1,670 ft).
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1. Bastogne War Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,851 reviews
Located close to the famous Mardasson Memorial, the Bastogne War Museum is the principal memorial dedicated to the Second World War in the Ardennes and Belgium with more than 150 000 visitors per year. Through the use of scenography, witness testimonial, multi-media installation the route through the exhibition appeals not only to the intellect but to the emotions, giving visitors the feeling that this story belongs to each and every one of us.
Reviewed By erictX7670ZS - Norway, null
Visited with our two kids (7 and 9), and we all thought the museum was fantastic. For my generation and that of our kids, the events of WW2 are very removed. But when you learn about what happened, and that it wasn't all that long ago, it's a very humbling educational experience. The museum is really well curated, and the exhibition leads you through the lead up and events of this part of WW2 in a logical and very engaging manner. My kids liked their individual audio guides and especially the way the story is narrated by the 4 perspectives of the local boy, his teacher, the American soldier and the German soldier. The theatrical displays are really good (to give your mind a break) because there is just so much info to absorb and it is tiring. We spent 3hrs in the museum. It is scary that the events of today seem so similar to those in the lead up to WW2... We also visited the Verdun WW1 museum the next day, and it is incredulous that the world didn't learn it's lesson the first time round.
2. Piconrue - Musee de la Grande Ardenne
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Embark on voyage to the heart of the Ardennes! Located in Bastogne, the museum features 3 exhibitions of objects, pictures and documents, offering a fascinating and varies insight into everyday life in the Ardennes today and yesteryear.
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4. Au Pays d'Ardenne Original Museum
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4.0 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By safety86 - Dover, United States
This a very small museum with only part of it being dedicated to the Battle of the Bulge. There is a nice collection of artifacts and weapons. Oddly, there is a collection of taxidermied animals that very interesting. There is an assortment of various artifacts and relics for sale in the front. The owners were really kind despite my very limited French. Admission is 3 euro but well worth it.
