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Day out in Rotterdam

The best places in Rotterdam, collected and checked. No ads: real spots with real photos. Pick a place, go there and turn it into an adventure.

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Places in Rotterdam

Rotterdamse OogstmarktEvery Saturday, fresh produce and street food from makers around Rotterdam

Natuurspeeltuin de SpeeldernisBuilding dens, rafting and getting wonderfully muddy in nature

Dakpark RotterdamPicnicking in the largest rooftop park in Europe, nine metres above the shops

Belvédère, Verhalenhuis RotterdamPull up a chair at the community kitchen and hear the stories of Katendrecht

RiF010Surf a real wave in the middle of a Rotterdam canal

Depot Boijmans Van BeuningenWander past 155,000 artworks in the mirrored art vault of Rotterdam

De Tuin van de Vier Windstreken

Nossa NesselandeBeach bar and restaurant at the Zevenhuizerplas

Kralingse PlasRotterdams populairste zwem- en recreatieplas.

Botanische Tuin KralingenVerborgen groene oase in Rotterdam.

EuromastRotterdam van 185 meter hoogte.

PlaswijckparkRotterdam's own family park since 1925.

Stadsbrouwerij De PelgrimTaste Rotterdam beer at the spot where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail

Skatepark WestblaakTwo hundred metres of rolling concrete in the heart of the city, for skateboard, scooter and BMX

Hijs – Hollandsche Kost & IJsArtisan ice cream made from fresh ingredients on Katendrecht

BIRD RotterdamJazz, soul en goed eten aan de Maas.

DudokAppeltaart zo groot als je hoofd.

Everything on the map

Adventures and guides

Walk to Katendrecht for an ice cream at HIJS

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