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The Frontzate is a disused railway, transformed into a bicycle highway between Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide. This railway formed the front between the allied and the German forces in WWI. The polders between the river Yser and this railway were completely flooded, making it hard for the German troops to cross these swamps, while the allied troops could hide on the dry ground behind the raised railway. Along the road you'll see many relics from the past, s.a. bunkers and cemeteries.
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Militair kerkhof Ramskapelle
The military cemetery in the village of Ramskapelle is the final place of rest of 632 English soldiers who died during the First World War. However, more than 400 of them never got identified. The cemetery is located just north of the village center.
The 35 meter high belfry was built together with the Grain Hall (Graanhalle). The Grain Hall is sometimes called the City Hall (Stadshalle). It is one of 56 belfries in Belgium and France that have been declared a . Both the belfry and the 14th-century Grain Hall got completely destroyed during the First World War. It was rebuilt as it used to be before the war.
O.L.V. Kerk
Right next to the Central Square, you can find the main church of Nieuwpoort. The church was completely destroyed in World War I, but has been rebuild in the 1920s.
Duvetorre
This ruin in the Willem de Roolaan is a relic from the former Sint-Laurentiuschurch. The church was destroyed more than once and in 1384 converted into a reinforced water castle. Around 1920 the old church tower, functioning as observation post, was converted into a stockroom for gunpowder. In 1917, during the First World War, the tower was bombarded and only one third of the original height was left. This tower is popularly called the Duvetorre (Pigeon Tower). However, this has not to do anything with the pigeons nesting here, but with the devil. Here, in the shadow of the tower, Jeanne Panne celebrated her Witches' Sabbath and had her rendezvous with the devil.
Marktplein
At the Central Square, you get a nice panorama with many medieval buildings. Including the town hall. It's an ideal place to drink a coffee or a beer.
Ganzepoot
The Goose Leg is a lock-complex used to regulate the water level in the polders laying towards the mainland. Five different rivers or canals flow to the North Sea, making the lock complex to look like the foot of a goose from above. This complex has played an important role in different wars, the last time was in 1914, where operating the locks differently caused the polders to flood, stopping the German troops. You can get a good view over the Goose Leg from the top of the Albert Monument.