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Vincent Van Gogh Huis
Vincent Van Gogh Huis The Vincent Van Gogh Huis is an art center located in Zundert, the Netherlands – the birthplace of the famous artist. The original house in which Van Gogh was born was torn down in 1903 to make room for a new parsonage. The current museum was built by combining the new parson
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Van Gogh Village Nuenen
Van Gogh Village Nuenen Artist Vincent Van Gogh spent two years living in the village of Nuenen in the Netherlands and today the village serves as an open air museum in his honor. Importantly, Nuenen is where Van Gogh painted his masterpiece, The Potato Eaters. Visitors can follow walking or cycli
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Escher in Het Paleis
Escher in Het Paleis Behind the 17th-century façade of this palace – formerly the winter home of Queen Emma of the Netherlands – lies a startlingly eccentric collection of works of Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher. The palace is located on The Hague’s elegant boulevard of Lange Voorhout and as be
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Body Worlds Amsterdam
Body Worlds Amsterdam Dr. Gunther von Hagens is a controversial German scientist who invented a new method for preserving human tissue called Plastination and has subsequently made his fortune exploiting it. His acclaimed, but somewhat macabre, exhibitions have travelled the world ceaselessly for
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Diamond Museum Amsterdam
Diamond Museum Amsterdam Few people know that Amsterdam has played an important role as a diamond center for more than four centuries, mostly because of the Dutch colonization in South Africa back in the 1800s. Since 2007, the Diamond Museum Amsterdam has helped visitors understand how diamonds ar
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Amstel River
Amstel River Amsterdam might be most famous for its winding canals and pretty locks, but it’s the Amstel River that the city was first built around, even deriving its name from its early settlement at the ‘Amstel Dam’.Today the river runs through the center of the city, lined with landmark buildin
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Enclosing Dike (Afsluitdijk)
Enclosing Dike (Afsluitdijk) In 1932, the North Sea coastline of The Netherlands was sealed off by a 30-km (19-mile) dike, connecting the province of Noord-Holland with Friesland. The Afsluitdijk stands 100 meters (328 feet) wide and sits seven meters (23 feet) above sea level, and this outstandin
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Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam
Hard Rock Cafe Amsterdam The world-renowned Hard Rock Cafe opened an Amsterdam location in 1999. It has since been providing visitors with a complete sensorial experience through traditional American fare, inventive drinks, and loud (you’ve guessed it) rock music. Each Hard Rock Café around the wo
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National Monument
National Monument Standing high in the center of Amsterdam’s Dam Square, the National Monument is the Netherlands’ most important World War II memorial. In 1945, shortly after the end of the war, a liberty pole was erected in Dam Square; it evolved into the present-day 72-feet tall monument, which
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Portuguese Synagogue
Portuguese Synagogue Built in the late 17th century, the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam is one of the most significant legacies of Jewish history in the entire city. During the 16th and 17th, century when the Jewish community was facing persecution in Spain and Portugal, many fled to Amsterdam
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Xtracold Icebar
Xtracold Icebar The experience of Amsterdam’s Xtracold Icebar begins with the chance to enjoy some of the best cocktails in the city in the – normally heated – bar lounge. From there, a 3-D movie transports visitors back to the 16th century, where they find themselves aboard the ship Mercury, capt
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Amsterdam Central Station
Amsterdam Central Station Located in the center of the city, Amsterdam Central Station is the largest railway station in the Netherlands, as well as the most visited national heritage site in the country. Used by more than a quarter of a million passengers every day, it is a hub for both national
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Binnenhof & Ridderzaal
Binnenhof & Ridderzaal The Hague’s Binnenhof (or Inner Court) complex is not only an important political hub – housing the official offices and meeting rooms of the Dutch Parliament and Prime Minister – but one of the city’s most striking landmarks. Built back in the 13th century as a hunting lodg
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Marken
Marken Few places are as unashamedly picturesque as the village of Marken, and thus, its location, a peninsular stretching onto the IJsselmeer Lake, is often found plastered on souvenir postcards. The quintessentially Dutch village has become a key tourist destination, with tour groups flocking to
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Peace Palace/Vredespaleis
Peace Palace/Vredespaleis One of the Netherlands’ most famous buildings and the crowning glory of The Hague, the Peace Palace, or Vredespaleis, serves as a symbol of the country’s key role in international law and order. Built between 1907 and 1913 by Andrew Carnegie, the grand palace is home to t
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Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuyp Market Renowned as being Europe’s biggest outdoor market, the Albert Cuyp Market, named after the 17th-century painter of the same name, has been trading since the late 19th-century. Starting out as a collection of street traders, the market was taken over by the city council in 1905 a
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Jewish Historical Museum
Jewish Historical Museum Amsterdam is justly proud of its long-standing reputation for tolerance and with Ashkenazi Jews finding refuge in its borders throughout the 17th century, Jewish traditions have played an important part in the city’s heritage.To honor this, the award-winning Joods Historis
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Oude Kerk (Old Church)
Oude Kerk (Old Church) The Oude Kerk (or Old Church) is the citys oldest surviving building, consecrated in 1306. Yet the location of this triple-nave, late-Gothic church embodies a huge moral contradiction: its in full view of the Red Light District, with passers-by getting chatted up a stones th
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Old Harbor (Oude Haven)
Old Harbor (Oude Haven) The Old Harbor, or Oude Haven, of Rotterdam is the city’s first port, dating back to 1350. Today, the Old Harbor is an entertainment center of Rotterdam, with a unique mix of old and new structures and a collection of terraces and restaurants to enjoy some time to relax in
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Dapper Market (Dappermarkt)
Dapper Market (Dappermarkt) Dappermarkt, or Dapper Market in English, is regarded as one of the best markets in Amsterdam. In 2007, National Geographic Traveler declared this to be one of the top 10 shopping streets in the world. It is in eastern Amsterdam in an area where many people from other p
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