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Netherlands
Culture, places to visit and food in Netherlands, all in one place.
Culture guide24 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 50 places to eat
Go and see
Top places to visit
Amsterdam, NetherlandsRijksmuseumThe national museum of Dutch art and history, home to Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer masterpieces.Amsterdam, NetherlandsVan Gogh MuseumHolds the world's largest collection of paintings, drawings and letters by Vincent van Gogh.Amsterdam, NetherlandsAnne Frank HouseThe canal house where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis and wrote her diary, now a museum.Amsterdam, NetherlandsAmsterdam Canal RingUNESCO-listed 17th-century ring of concentric canals lined with gabled merchants' houses.Lisse, NetherlandsKeukenhofOne of the world's largest flower gardens, famed for its millions of spring tulips and bulbs.Kinderdijk, NetherlandsKinderdijk WindmillsUNESCO-listed group of 19 18th-century windmills built to drain the polders of the Alblasserwaard.Zaandam, NetherlandsZaanse SchansRiverside neighbourhood of working windmills, green wooden houses and traditional craft workshops.Giethoorn, NetherlandsGiethoornCar-free village of thatched farmhouses linked by canals, footpaths and wooden bridges.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- RijksmuseumMuseum · Amsterdam
- Anne Frank HouseMuseum · Amsterdam
- Dutch National Opera & BalletMusic · Amsterdam
- Eye FilmmuseumMuseum · Amsterdam
- H'ART MuseumArt · Amsterdam
- Internationaal Theater AmsterdamTheatre · Amsterdam
- Royal Palace AmsterdamArchitecture · Amsterdam
- Stedelijk Museum AmsterdamArt · Amsterdam
- The ConcertgebouwMusic · Amsterdam
- Van Gogh MuseumMuseum · Amsterdam
- WesterkerkArchitecture · Amsterdam
- New Church, DelftArchitecture · Delft
Taste
Food of Netherlands
NetherlandsStamppotMashed potato blended with kale or sauerkraut and sausage.NetherlandsErwtensoepSplit pea soup thick enough to stand a spoon in.NetherlandsHutspotMashed potato, carrot and onion with braised beef.NetherlandsHaringRaw cured herring eaten with onion, held by the tail.NetherlandsBitterballenCrisp fried balls of creamy beef ragout.NetherlandsKroketBreaded roll of meat ragout, fried and eaten in bread.NetherlandsKibbelingBattered cod pieces served with garlic sauce.NetherlandsPoffertjesSmall puffy pancakes with butter and icing sugar.Eat out
Restaurants in Netherlands
Zwolle, NetherlandsDe LibrijeInventive cooking built on regional produce, set in a former women's prison in Zwolle.Amsterdam, NetherlandsCiel BleuSeasonal tasting menus served on the top floor of Hotel Okura with sweeping city views.Amsterdam, NetherlandsCafé HoppeBrown café on the Spui dating from 1670, with sand on the floor and a lively after-work crowd.Rotterdam, NetherlandsParkheuvelRotterdam's classic haute cuisine address, overlooking the Maas from a pavilion in Het Park.Amsterdam, NetherlandsDe KasGarden-to-table cooking in a restored 1920s municipal greenhouse in Frankendael Park.Amsterdam, NetherlandsRestaurant BlauwKnown for its elaborate Indonesian rijsttafel with dozens of small spiced dishes.Amsterdam, NetherlandsCafé 't SmalleTiny canal-side brown café in the Jordaan, once a gin distillery, with a waterside terrace.Amsterdam, NetherlandsRijksContemporary Dutch cooking inspired by the collection, inside the Rijksmuseum complex.Travel
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