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Holland

Things to see in Holland

172 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

The image shows a historic Dutch-style building with a stepped gable and red shutters, identified as the Weigh House (Waag), situated on a paved public square with outdoor cafe seating and a church spire in the background.

Hoorn · Cultural Experiences

Hoorn Market Square (Markt)

Historic 17th-century market square in Hoorn
The Gothic Mariënburg Chapel in Nijmegen

Nijmegen · History & Heritage

Mariënburgkapel

15th-century chapel housing Nijmegen’s history
The green ship-shaped NEMO Science Museum on the Oosterdok, Amsterdam

Amsterdam · Guided Tours

NEMO Science Museum

Interactive science museum in a green ship building
Interior view of a large church hall featuring tall Gothic arched windows with stained glass, a dark wooden ceiling, and a shop area at the bottom with a sign reading "WERELDWINKEL".

Edam · Guided Tours

St. Nicholas Church (Sint-Nicolaaskerk)

15th-century hall church with 1663 organ
A wide shot of a dirt path running alongside vast fields of red and pink tulips under a bright sky, with a photographer setting up a tripod on the path.

Texel · Activities & Adventure

Pick your own fruit and flowers

Pick your own fruit and flowers in Texel’s food forest
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam's old Jewish Quarter

Amsterdam · Cultural Experiences

Portuguese Synagogue

17th-century synagogue with candlelit sanctuary
The tower of the Sint-Laurenskerk in Rotterdam

Rotterdam · Guided Tours

St. Lawrence Church (Sint-Laurenskerk)

Rotterdam's only remaining late Gothic church
A white beach pavilion on stilts situated on a wide sandy beach with dunes in the background under a cloudy sky.

Noordwijk · Food & Gastronomy

Beach Pavilions (Strandpaviljoens)

Historic Dutch beach pavilions on Noordwijk's sandy shore
A red smock windmill stands on a grassy bank next to a canal with moored boats, framed by trees and houses under a cloudy sky.

Marken · History & Heritage

De Hoop Windmill

Historic windmill in Marken, Netherlands
A watercolor painting depicting a rustic wooden hut or shelter in a wooded area, with two figures resting nearby under trees.

Naarden · Activities & Adventure

Naardense Bos

100-hectare forest and golf course by Gooimeer
The Tropenmuseum (Wereldmuseum) building in Amsterdam

Amsterdam · Art Museums

Tropenmuseum

Historical museum of tropical cultures and postcolonial h...
A sandy beach with stacks of blue lounge chairs and red privacy screens in the foreground, backed by dunes and a row of beach houses, with a prominent dark brick tower visible in the background.

Zandvoort · Activities & Adventure

Zandvoort Beach

Long sandy beach and home to the Dutch Grand Prix