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Unbroken Resistance
Unbroken Resistance, the statue at the start of the Westersingel, recalls WWII. It shows an enigmatic man, unbowed and calmly searching the skies. Many more statues line the water as you walk south, part of the citys commitment to public art of all forms.
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Wandelkerk
The Wandelkerk dates from the 1600s and holds the tombs of Jan and Cornelis Evertsen, admirals and brothers killed fighting the English in 1666. It encompasses Lange Jan (Long John; it has its own locally brewed beer named after it), the 91m tower (207 steps).
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Sarphati Memorial
Sarphatipark is named after Samuel Sarphati (1813–66), a Jewish doctor, businessman and urban innovator. In the centre of the grounds youll see the Sarphati memorial (1886), a bombastic temple with a fountain, gargoyles and a bust of the great man himself.
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Synagogue
Groningens synagogue is one of the few working synagogues left in the country. Sporting Moorish adornments, the century-old structure now houses a school and a temporary exhibition space; its beautifully restored wooden ceiling is one of the interiors highlights.
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Museum Boerhaave
Leiden University was an early centre for Dutch medical research. This museum displays the often-grisly results (five centuries of pickled organs and surgical tools and skeletons) plus you can have a gander at the anatomical theatre with skeletons in stiff relief.
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Mondriaanhuis
This small but absorbing museum honours the life and work of the famous De Stijl artist Piet Mondrian, with a detailed retrospective that illustrates his development. Set in the house where the artist was born, Mondrians primary colours dominate the complex.
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Greenland Warehouses
The red-shuttered Greenland Warehouses were built in 1620. Whale oil was a sought-after ingredient for soap, lamp oil and paint, and wells in these warehouses held 100,000L of the precious stuff. Nowadays theyre chic apartments, but the facade is well maintained.
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De Ridammerhoeve
Perhaps the most delightful attraction in Amsterdamse Bos is this organic working goat farm where kids can feed bottles of milk to, well, kids (€8 for two bottles). The cafeteria sells goat’s-milk smoothies and ice cream, as well as cheeses made on the premises.
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Flessenscheepjes Museum
Almost as tiny as the boats in its collection, this enchanting museum has a fascinating collection of ships in bottles carved by seamen through the ages. There are more than 1000 examples, some up to 750 years old. A film shows the secret to their construction.
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Museum of Modern Art Arnhem
Arnhems striking hall of culture is a showcase for realism in modern art and its various movements throughout the past century. The museum also holds a substantial collection of applied art and design. Its 650m west of the station at the top of a riverside park.
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Ronde Lutherse Kerk
This domed church, built from 1668 to 1671, has the curious distinction of being the only round Protestant church in the country. Falling attendances forced its closure in 1936. Ironically, the old church on the Spui, which it was designed to replace, is still in use.
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Miniworld Rotterdam
The Dutch love of the world in miniature is celebrated at the vast Miniworld, a ginormous 535-sq-metre 1:87 scale model railroad re-creating Rotterdam (with landmarks including its new Centraal Station), the Port of Rotterdam and the Randstad, with day and night simulation.
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Fries Scheepvaart Museum
Sneek has been a nexus of Frisian waterways for centuries, and this museum elegantly illustrates many aspects of shipping and seafaring in the province. Pride of place is given to models of the skûtsjes and koffs that figured so largely in inland and overseas trade.
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Volendams Museum
Local culture is covered at Volendams history museum with traditional costumes, prints, paintings of harbour scenes and even a cramped ship’s sleeping quarters, but this place is really devoted to cigar aficionados: some 11 million bands are plastered on its walls.
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Trompettersteeg
An intriguing place to view the Red Light action is Trompettersteeg, a teeny alley where the women in the windows charge some of the highest prices. Claustrophobes beware: its only 1m wide, but its plenty busy. Look for the entrance in the block south of the Oude Kerk.
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De Rotterdam
Completed in 2013, the glitzy vertical city De Rotterdam, designed by Pritzker-winning Rotterdam architect Rem Koolhaas, is the Netherlands largest building. It incorporates a hotel, superb restaurant HMB , and cocktail bar opening to a panoramic 7th-floor terrace.
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Penninckshuis
Among the splendid reminders of Deventers Hanseatic past is the Penninckshuis, in the enclosure behind the statue of Albert Schweitzer. Home of the 16th-century cloth merchant Herman Penninck, it has a sculpted facade thats considered a highlight of the Renaissance.
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Wereldmuseum
Inside the 19th-century Royal Yacht Club, the Wereldmuseum celebrates multiculturalism, focusing on rituals, stories and sacred objects, through its permanent collection and major temporary exhibitions. Its magnificent Modern Mediterranean restaurant has a Michelin star.
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In de Bonte Os
In de Bonte Os is the only house thats left in its original 17th-century state. In the days before proper glass, the curious vertical shutters at street level were made to let in air and light. If youre interested in staying here, its listed on Airbnb (www.airbnb.com).
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FOAM
Simple but spacious galleries, some with skylights or grand windows for natural light, create a superb space for changing exhibitions spanning all genres of photography from world-renowned photographers such as Sir Cecil Beaton, Annie Leibovitz and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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