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Kinderdijk
Nineteen 18th-century windmills along the polder canals, the classic picture of the Dutch fight against water.
- Open
- Every day; the museum mills keep their own hours
- Price
- Free to walk the canal paths; paid for the museum mills and boat
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Nederwaard 1, 2961 AS KinderdijkDirections
- Getting There
- About 30 minutes by Waterbus from Rotterdam.
Why Go
The mills were built around 1740 to pump water out of the low polders of the Alblasserwaard, and they still stand in long rows along the canals, a World Heritage Site. Two are open as museums, and a pumping station shows how the water is managed today.
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