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Top 10 Things to do Good for Kids in Groningen, Groningen Province
Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] ( listen); Gronings: Grunnen) is the main municipality as well as the capital city of the eponymous province in the Netherlands. With a population of 202,567 as of 2017, it is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. An old city, Groningen was the regional power of the northern Netherlands, a semi-independent city-state and member of the German Hanseatic League. Groningen is a university city: it houses the University of Groningen (with about 30,000 students) and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences (with about 25,000 students).
Restaurants in Groningen
1. Boot Groningen
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5.0 based on 61 reviews
Boot Groningen offers you the opportunity to see the old city from the canals. We will take you on a one hour relaxing cruise on our OPEN BOAT all around the canals of Groningen. Only €15 for an ALL-INCLUSIVE cruise including cold beers, wines and soft drinks. The skipper and hostess will be narrating the tour and serving all your cold drinks. Schedule: Monday till Wednesday: upon request Thursday: 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 Friday: 12:00, 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 Saturday and Sunday: 12:00 and 13:30
2. Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
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4.5 based on 155 reviews
The northern Maritime Museum is situated in two beautiful medieval buildings in Groningen. The museum shows the history of the ship transport in the north of the Netherlands and the history of Groningen. Additionally, you can visit changing art and history exhibitions throughout the year in our museum. To know how Groningen looked like in the Middle Ages, you can view the special virtual reconstruction of medieval Groningen.
Reviewed By ShivaParvati - Pune, India
A splendid museum housed in two heritage houses in the centre of town we are introduced to maritime life and the manner in which it was lived in the 18th century. There are pictures and paintings, portraits of well known notables, shipping paraphernalia and objects and the piece de resistance being the numerous scale models of schooners and rigged vessels in all shapes and sizes. Spread over four wooden floors it is a feast for both the mariner in you and us alike.
3. Prinsentuin
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4.5 based on 518 reviews
Reviewed By Traysi62 - The Hague, The Netherlands
Prinsenhof Hotel overlooks this garden. Lovely to spend a half hour wandering round and there is a cute little tea house.
4. Forum Groningen
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4.5 based on 101 reviews
Another eye-catching building is added to the skyline of Groningen's historic city centre. Forum Groningen, open since november 2019, was designed by Amsterdam-based NL Architects for the City of Groningen. It covers a surface area of 17,000 m2 on ten floors, is open seven days a week and hosts a diverse array of activities around one coherent ambition: explore the world, discover the future. Forum Groningen's ambition is to let today's world and tomorrow's opportunities inspire the residents and visitors of Groningen. It hopes to achieve this with international exhibitions, film and literature festivals, as well as courses, workshops and talks. Forum Groningen challenges the public to keep an open mind while exposing them to the latest social and technological developments. To this end, the Forum hosts exhibitions and has the interactive Storyworld museum, five cinemas, a multi-purpose events venue, the city library, study and work places, a Medialab and a Smartlab.
Reviewed By GlobetrotterNL83 - Greater London, United Kingdom
Cool building that you can enter free of charge. On the ground floor is a shop selling items for tourists. There seem to be activities organised for children and many people using it as a work space. Make sure you go to the roof top terrace for amazing views .
5. Catcafe Op z'n Kop
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4.5 based on 86 reviews
Is there a better way to spend your time than in a cozy coffeehouse in the presence of a big furry feline friend? Definitely not! In our cafe you will find 10 lovely cats, living in the catcafe; a comfy cafe where you can relax and enjoy your coffee or tea with a cat by your side. Also the best place to get some lovely cakes, homemade lemonade, lunch or dinner, at only 1 minute away from the Grote Markt in the city center.
Reviewed By verajesine
we came across the cat café in Groningen by accident, but we just had to pet those sweet fluffy friends in front of the window! I ordered homemade iced tea and nachos and it was delicious. There’s also a tiny cat merchandise shop in one of the corners which is absolutely adorable, I bought a pencil there! The cats were sweet and the people are kind! 10/10 recommendation
6. Vismarkt
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4.5 based on 214 reviews
Reviewed By catherine9705
It’s an awesome market with many fresh fruits. I definitely recommend the fries in the market! And the Portugese egg tart is also quite good.
7. Hoofdstation Groningen
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4.5 based on 176 reviews
Reviewed By Simone194 - Groningen, The Netherlands
The first station building was completed in 1865 and demolished in 1894. The second and current station building was designed by Izaak Gosschalk, completed in 1896, and most recently restored in 2000. Train services started in 1866 and are currently provided by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. There are 41 bus services at the station provided by Qbuzz. Since 1961 my parents moved with me from Schiedam to Eelde, a nearby village, so in those days we used the train to visit grandparents near Amersfoort often. In those years the beautiful ceiling in the entrance hall was hidden by a low white simple and cheap one. In the early nineties I guess there was a huge restoration project of the railwaystation. All of this old beauty was revealed again and since then it is a must see in the town Groningen stop ,whenever I have visitors from other places to show them around.
8. Noorderplantsoen Park
9. Martinitoren
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4.0 based on 707 reviews
Reviewed By Jaytro - Denver, United States
Excellent way to get an outstanding view of the entire city!! Wonderful breeze when you get to the top of the tower and cool throughout the walkway to the top of the tower.
10. Monkeytown
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4.0 based on 17 reviews
