Netherlands

Canals, Old Masters, tulips and bikes.

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This is a first draft of the Netherlands list. The full region guide is being written, and tiers may still change.

The Short List

Must-See

Cities · UNESCO

Amsterdam

Golden Age canals, the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh and Anne Frank's house. Book ahead.

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Must-See

Nature · Tulips

Keukenhof and the Tulip Fields

South Holland

Seven million bulbs, open for about eight weeks in spring.

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Worth a Detour

Heritage · UNESCO

Kinderdijk and Zaanse Schans

South Holland

Rows of old windmills, on the lowlands.

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Worth a Detour

Cities · Architecture

Rotterdam

South Holland

A bold modern city, rebuilt after 1940, with Cube Houses.

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Worth a Detour

Cities · Vermeer

The Hague and Delft

South Holland

Girl with a Pearl Earring, and pretty Delft and its blue pottery.

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If You're Nearby

Cities · Canals

Utrecht and Giethoorn

Canal-side wharves, and a village with no roads, only water.

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Festivals & Seasons · Parties

King's Day

The whole country in orange, on April 27.

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Cities · Roman

Maastricht

An old southern city, with a bookstore inside a church.

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Cities · Art

Haarlem

Frans Hals and a smaller, gentler Amsterdam.

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Nature · Art

Hoge Veluwe and Kröller-Müller

A forest park you cross by white bicycle, leading to Van Gogh paintings.

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On the Map

Grey pins: guides still being written.