Location: Zaandam
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Zaandam (Dutch pronunciation: [zaːnˈdɑm] ( listen)) is a city in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the Zaan, nearby the North Sea Canal, and it is close to Amsterdam.
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1. Zaanse Schans
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
This open air museum recreates a Dutch village with wooden houses and windmills dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Reviewed By frenchriviera2014 - Cannes, France
Just a short drive from Amsterdam is this historic village that showcases true Dutch heritage.
A picturesque village in the Dutch countryside with working windmills and cute little houses nestled along the waterfront. I loved the small bakeries and specialty stores that sell typical Dutch treats such as home made "stroopwafels" with a cup of freshly brewed coffee.
It was fun to see how they make the world famous "wooden shoes" that are still being used by many Dutch farmers today. Definitely worthwhile visiting. You can go by car, bus, train or boat.
2. Rijksmuseum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 36 reviews
The Rijksmuseum is the museum of the Netherlands. The completely renovated Rijksmuseum tells the story of the Netherlands from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Including works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Frans Hals, and more! Most famous is Rembrandt's masterpiece the Night Watch. A new display of the collection, a renewed building, new public facilities, a revamped garden and a new Asian Pavilion. Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm.
Reviewed By walter f - Leonia, New Jersey
Amazing collection of old masters: Rembrandt, Vermeer, etc. Good 19th century artists with present exhibit, High Societ ( worth looking at) with a Munch and Sargent, etc. Hire a privateguide for this gem if you can swing it...
3. Het Jonge Schaap
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 110 reviews
Reviewed By 17KAG - Edmonton, Canada
This is the lumber mill showing how trees were turned into lumber for ship and house building. Take the time to sit through the short video at the beginning, then go onto the floor of this working lumber mill. Use caution and stay out of the way of both machinery and workers. Do watch them cutting the trees into boards. The views out the back doors are also worth a look.
4. Anne Frank House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Due to renewal work, until 1 July 2018, all visitors must purchase an online ticket with a time slot in advance. Tickets are made available on the website www.annefrank.org two months in advance. The Anne Frank House is a small museum with limited capacity. The demand for tickets is far greater than the number available, so there may be no tickets available for certain dates. We hope you can find a suitable date and welcome you in the Anne Frank House.
Reviewed By Matthew C - Fleet, United Kingdom
Learning about Anne Frank at school doesn’t do the experience of seeing the house justice. The audio tour allows you an insight to the life of Anne and her family, before, during and after the war. It’s a bit of an emotional rollercoaster but this gives you an insight to the fear and emotion her family would have felt whilst hiding here.
5. Molen De Kat
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4.5 based on 267 reviews
Reviewed By bob2bkk - Bangkok, Thailand
There are many windmills in Zaanse Schans but this is one that is still working. It is one of the larger windmills and wind available, you will see the blades casually twirling in the air. The operators have learned their trade from previous who just ha d down the tradition from many years ago. They will give you a very good history and narrative on how and what the windmills do. Then go up on the deck. Before you meander the countryside, do this as we noticed one windmill was closing at 3:00.
6. Van Gogh Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Discover the world's largest collection of works by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, featuring masterpieces such as Sunflowers, The Potato Eaters, Almond Blossom and The Bedroom.
Reviewed By mark n
Great information and opportunity to learn about Artist and see world classic art. Listened to guide and learned things we did not know. Sad how troubled he was!
Suggest getting here early. Was not ridiculously mobbed when we arrived but was getting like that when we left. They tell you no pics when there but I must have been the only person in the entire place that listened! Maybe they want to sell the pics and postcards in the gift shops?
7. Kooijman Klompenmakerij
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4.5 based on 93 reviews
Wooden Shoe Workshop 'de Zaanse Schans' offers a museum and wooden shoe making demonstration, free admission. Open year round.
Reviewed By Arun S - Pune, India
Must to go when visiting Zaanse Schans, you get to see live demo of how clogs were made in old times and some interesting things about the cloning/copying machines used to make clogs. Interesting to see how clogs were used in old times, but now its mostly the souvenirs. You can roam around the shop, buy clog souvenirs for family, friends and memory of your trip to here.
8. The Jordaan
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
This charming neighborhood is Amsterdam's Greenwich Village, with its narrow alleys, leafy canals lined with 17th-century houses, quirky specialty shops, cafes and designer boutiques.
Reviewed By Tygr K - Ankara
After Amsterdam's crowdy touristic places, this neighbourhood was a great place to take a walk around and have a efw drinks. You may absolutely make the canal sightseeings here. During winter period most of the canals were frozen and it was a nice experience to walk on them. Do not forget to visit local markets.
9. De Zoeker Molen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By Susan H - Tacoma, Washington
The windmills in Zaandam were so amazing. There were a number of mills in operation in this quant little village. Our tour took us into this one which was producing linseed oil. It was amazing how large the grinding wheels were and how the oil is extracted from the seeds. Even more amazing is that this windmill was built in 1672 and it is made of wood.
Your visit to this site includes an explanation of the working mill by the man running it. He explains the process of extracting the oil from the seeds. You can also take the steps up to the top of the windmill if you choose.
10. Vondelpark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Amsterdam's most famous park was designed and built in 1850 and today is a popular place for tourists and residents who can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, jogging and picnicking.
Reviewed By rmhayes - London, United Kingdom
Think New York’s Central Park but on a smaller scale and flatter and you’ve got the essence of the place. It may lack some of the imaginative layout and planting of its American counterpart but it’s a very charming place nonetheless. There are small lakes with cafes, rollerbladers and of course hundreds of cyclists en route to somewhere or other or just cycling round the perimeter. We did wonder if the public minded founders of Central Park had been at least a little influenced by this place given its obvious if more modest similarities.
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