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Historic places in the Netherlands
Castles, city walls, windmills and old churches tell the story of a place better than any sign. In the Netherlands you will find 22 historic places with real photos and their spot on the map. Walk a piece of history on your next day out.
22 places
All 22 places
01Fort BourtangeHistoricBourtange€Star-shaped fort on the German border.
02Museum De TimmerwerfHistoricDe Lier€Step into the workshop of the village carpenter as it looked around 1900.
03Fort 1881HistoricHoek van Holland€Descend into an armoured fort from 1881 that guarded the port of Rotterdam.
04Kasteel de HaarHistoricHaarzuilens€€Wander through the largest castle in the Netherlands, complete with towers, moat, and all.
05Nationaal Jenevermuseum SchiedamHistoricSchiedam€€Smell, discover and taste the history of jenever at the Lange Haven
06Gemaal De Hooge Boezem achter HaastrechtHistoricHaastrecht€Discover in an 1872 steam pumping station why your house sits below the river.
07Fort WierickerschansHistoricBodegravenFreeWalking across a seventeenth-century fort on the Old Dutch Waterline.
08Grote of Sint-JanskerkHistoricGouda€The longest church in the Netherlands, filled with world-famous Goudse Glazen.
09Huygens Museum. Locatie HofwijckHistoricVoorburg€The country estate of Constantijn and Christiaan Huygens on the Vliet.
10BastionderHistoric's-HertogenboschFreeDive beneath Bastion Oranje and discover how Den Bosch defended itself for centuries.
11Molen van SlotenHistoricAmsterdam€Climb inside a working polder mill and discover how Amsterdam keeps its feet dry.
12Gravensteen. Kasteel der GravenHistoricGent€€Medieval castle in the heart of old Ghent.
13UNESCO Werelderfgoed KinderdijkHistoricKinderdijk€€Nineteen 18th-century windmills, UNESCO World Heritage Site
14WatersnoodmuseumHistoricOuwerkerk€Het verhaal van de ramp van 1953.
15Paleis op de DamHistoricAmsterdam€€Het koninklijk paleis midden op de Dam.
16De Bastei NijmegenHistoricNijmegen€Tweeduizend jaar geschiedenis op één plek.
17Airborne Museum HartensteinHistoricOosterbeek€€Het verhaal van de Slag om Arnhem.
18Slot LoevesteinHistoricPoederoijen€€Waar Hugo de Groot ontsnapte in een boekenkist.
19Kasteel DoorwerthHistoricDoorwerth€Middeleeuws kasteel boven de Rijn.
20HunebedcentrumHistoricBorger€Vijfduizend jaar oude stenen in Drenthe.
21MuiderslotHistoricMuiden€€Middeleeuws kasteel zoals je het je voorstelt.
22Anne Frank HuisHistoricAmsterdam€€Het achterhuis waar een dagboek de wereld veranderde.Everything on the map
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