Parks, Playgrounds & Zoos

Green day

This beautiful green place is almost four hundred years old and was built as a nursery garden for herbs for pharmacists and doctors in the city.

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Cool off on Museum Square

When the weather is nice, you can paddle in the shallow pond behind the Rijksmuseum (and when it freezes you can ice skate there). And if it rains and storms? Well, just go to the building next to it. The 125-year-old Zuiderbad is one of …

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Parks, Playgrounds & Zoos

Flower power

Red, yellow, blue, white, with spots or without… At the Keukenhof you will see flowers, especially tulips, in all colors and types. This largest flower garden in the world is very special and worth a visit. There is a nice playground too and an animal …

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Simply the best fun park

The best amusement park in the world is in the Netherlands. And it’s not just us who say that, but also researchers who have been on just about every merry-go-round, roller coaster and haunted house on earth. The Efteling not only has exciting attractions, but …

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Parks, Playgrounds & Zoos

Monkey business 

After a few days in Amsterdam, have you had enough of the hustle and bustle of the city for a while? In De Hoge Veluwe National Park you can cycle, walk and relax in the great outdoors. In this gigantic area, you will find dunes, …

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Parks, Playgrounds & Zoos

Monkey business 

After a few days in Amsterdam, have you had enough of the hustle and bustle of the city for a while? In De Hoge Veluwe National Park you can cycle, walk and relax in the great outdoors. In this gigantic area, you will find dunes, …

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Monuments & Museums

Knights and writers

The Netherlands does not have many real castles. But between Utrecht and Den Bosch you will find one of the most beautiful: Slot Loevestein. This castle, built between a series of rivers in the 14th century, was home to brave knights and noble women. But …

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Monuments & Museums

Art & Nature

A beautifully designed English garden, with art, historical artifacts (such as the arch around the corner on the western side of the museum) and even a little pond. The garden of Rijksmuseum is free to visit and a great place to enjoy a stroll or …

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Parks, Playgrounds & Zoos

Big, small and invisible creatures

Beautifully coloured birds that fly back and forth. Dangerous crocodiles waiting with their mouth wide open for a tasty bite to land on their tongue. Playful monkeys jumping from one play instrument to another. Large, impressive elephants, and slightly smaller adorable ones. Camels eating a …

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Row, row, row your boat

This adventure park is still in Amsterdam, but it will take you quite a while to get there. Het Woeste Westen (The Wild West) is divided into several islands, each with its own theme. Play hide and seek with other children on Weilandeiland, go rafting …

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Famous noisemakers in the Vondelpark

The ones responsible for all the hubbub in the largest park in Amsterdam are so-called ring-necked parakeets. Almost 4,000 of such birds live in the trees and shrubs. And because they have a good time in the capital (though it is a bit too cold …

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The baker who built his own park

Almost 150 years ago, life in the big city was not very good. Most of the houses were small and in very bad shape, the water was polluted, and poor people did not have enough food to eat. Sarphati who worked as a general practitioner …

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