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Nationaal Oorlogs
Overloon, a tiny town on the border with Noord Brabant, was the scene of fierce battles between the Americans, British and the Germans as part of Operation Market Garden in 1944. The heart of the battlefield is now the site of the sober Nationaal Oorlogs- en Verzetsmuseum , a thoug
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Fort Sint Pieter
Looming atop a marlstone hill with commanding views of the Maas, the five-sided Fort Sint Pieter formed the citys southern defense and is linked to a network of underground tunnels. Its been fully restored to its original 1701 appearance. Visit is by guided tour only, which can be
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Portuguese
This was the largest synagogue in Europe when it was completed in 1675, and its still in use today. The interior features massive pillars and some two dozen brass candelabra. The large library belonging to the Ets Haim seminary is one of the oldest and most important Jewish book co
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Kröller
The T-shaped museum has works by some of the greatest painters of several centuries, from Bruyn the Elder to Picasso. The Van Gogh collection rivals that of the artists namesake museum in Amsterdam – Helene was a fan – including The Potato Eaters and Weavers among many more, all ar
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Dam
This square is the very spot where Amsterdam was founded around 1270. Today pigeons, tourists, buskers and the occasional Ferris-wheel-boasting fair take over the grounds. Its still a national gathering spot, and if theres a major speech or demonstration its held here. Long before
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Museumplein
The grassy, people-filled square behind the museums entertains with its skateboard ramp, playground, ice-skating pond (in winter) and 2m-high I Amsterdam sculpture (a favourite climbing structure/photo op). Locals toss frisbees, couples hold hands, and everyone picnics here when th
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Golden Bend
One of the ultimate places to mutter if only my family had bought that property way back then, the Golden Bend is about the most prestigious stretch of real estate in Amsterdam, a monument to the Golden Age, when precious goods swelled in cellars of homes already stuffed with valua
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Oosterpark
Oosterpark was laid out in 1891 to accommodate the diamond traders who found their fortunes in the South African mines, and it still has an elegant, rambling feel, complete with regal grey herons swooping around the ponds and wild parrots chattering in the trees. On the south side,
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Kinderdijk
In 1740 a series of windmills were built to drain a polder about 12km southeast of Rotterdam. Today 19 of the Dutch icons survive at Kinderdijk, a Unesco monument. You can wander the dikes for more than 3km amid the spinning sails and visit inside two of the windmills. Admission al
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Hortus Botanicus
Established in 1638, this venerable garden became a repository for tropical seeds and plants brought in (read: smuggled out of other countries) by Dutch trading ships. From here, coffee, pineapple, cinnamon and palm-oil plants were distributed throughout the world. The 4000-plus sp
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Frankendael House
As early as the 18th century, wealthy Amsterdammers would spend their summers in plush country retreats south of Plantage on a tract of drained land called Watergraafsmeer. The last survivor of the era is Frankendael, an elegant, restored Louis XIV–style mansion. The formal gardens
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Schiermonnikoog National Park
The entire island, except for the single town and surrounding polder, was designated the Netherlands first national park in 1989. Its easy to lose yourself exploring its 5400 hectares of beaches, dunes, salt marshes and woods. Those who desire a bit more organisation to their wande
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Rembrandtplein
Originally called Reguliersplein, then Botermarkt, after the butter markets held here until the mid-19th century, this square now takes its name from the statue of the painter erected in 1876. Beneath Rembrandt are life-size bronze sculptures re-creating his famous painting, the Ni
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Rembrandtpark
The Vondelpark doesnt have a monopoly on sprawling parkland. To its northwest, surrounded by residential buildings, the bucolic Rembrandtpark spreads over 45 leafy (and watery) hectares and is criss-crossed by walking and cycling paths. Unlike the similarly named Southern Canal Rin
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Sint Janskerk
Just to the south of the Markt is Sint Janskerk. The church itself had chequered beginnings: it burned down with ungodly regularity every 100 years or so from 1361 until the mid-16th century, when what you see today was completed. At 123m it is the longest church in the country bec
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Het Nieuwe Instituut
With one side surrounded by a green moat and new garden, and the other comprising a sweeping flow of brick along Rochussenstraat, the Het Nieuwe Instituut is striking. Its a merger of the Netherlands Architecture Institute, the Netherlands Institute for Design and Fashion, and e-cu
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Diamond Museum
Almost all of the exhibits at the small, low-tech Diamond Museum are clever recreations. Those on a budget can save money by going next door to Coster Diamonds – the company owns the museum and is attached to it – and taking a free workshop tour, where you can see gem cutters and p
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Witte de With, Centre for Contemporary Art
Founded in 1990, the Witte de With, Centre for Contemporary Art has its finger on the pulse of breaking developments in contemporary art worldwide. Its experimental exhibitions, installations and events have a laser-sharp social and political focus, and it has a reputation as a lau
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Zeehondencreche Pieterburen
Devoted to the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured seals, this centre houses 20 to 30 of the sea mammals, which can be seen lounging and swimming in various pools. Tours of the centre and Waddenzee excursions are offered.To get to Pieterburen, take the train from Groninge
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Cobra Museum
Formed by artists from Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam after WWII, the CoBrA movement produced semiabstract works known for their primitive, childlike qualities. This fascinating, canal-side museum holds a trove of boldly coloured, avant-garde paintings, ceramics and statues, in
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