Bring a visit to the place of hiding where Anne Frank wrote her diary during the Second World War. For over two years Anne Frank and others were in hiding in the secret annex of this office at Prinsengracht 263. The annex has been kept in authentic condition. The front of the house – the office where their helpers worked – has been brought back to the condition and style of Anne Franks hiding period. Quotes from the diary, photographs, films and original personal belongings of the people in hiding and their helpers help illustrate the events that took place at this location. Her first diary and other writings by her hand are on display. The new rise is equipped with a multimedia room and an interactive exhibit with current topics.
Distance: 36 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 42 minutes
The Railroad Museum - Utrecht
Welcome in the exciting world of the tracks. It’s a world of great explorations, dream trips and steel monsters where one can stroll through a British mining Village, a large workplace full of trains or take a trip to the Far East. You will be sure to be all eyes and ears. Forget where you are, take a dazzling trip under, over and through locomotives and be adventurous. The Railroad Museum: definitely worth exploring.
Distance: 19 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 25 minutes
Keukenhof - Lisse
The Keukenhof is the ultimate spot to see springtime start. Imagine: a historical park with 32 hectares (79 acres) full of flowering tulips, hyacinths, narcissus and other springtime bulbous plants. Colours are overwhelming, a feast for the eye and waiting to be caught on film, just like the unique flower shows in the pavilions. Visit the Keukenhof and enjoy the ultimate spring feeling. Your children will have the time of their lives in the play ground, at the animal grounds and the labyrinth.
And of course you can regain your breath at one of the many terraces and restaurants, for the Keukenhof is there to enjoy.
Stationsweg 166a
2161 AM Lisse
Telephonenumber: +31 252-465555
www.keukenhof.com
Distance: 61 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 50 minutes
Museum of the Tropics - Amsterdam
The Tropenmuseum (Museum of the Tropics) is the greatest museum of cultural anthropology of the Netherlands. You will travel time and the world during your visit, meet several cultures and see the daily lives of people far away. But you will also get a taste of times long gone, times that have proven their influence on our daily lives of today.
Linnauesstraat 2
1092 CK Amsterdam
Telephonenumber: +31 20-5688215
www.tropenmuseum.nl
Distance: 35 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 35 minutes
Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam
With almost 1 million artefacts, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam is the largest museum of the Netherlands. Its best known collection is the Dutch 17th century painting, with 20 works by Rembrandt and many more top items by Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals, Jan Steen and others.
Jan Luijkenstraat 1
1071 CJ Amsterdam
Telephonenumber: +31 20-6747000
www.rijksmuseum.nl
Distance: 35 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 36 minutes
Van Gogh Museum - Amsterdam
A visit to the Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience. At no other place in this world will you find this many paintings of Vincent van Gogh brought together. In this museum you can see how this artist developed and compare his work with other 19th century artists. In addition, there is a wide array of exhibitions on several subjects covering 19th century art history.
Distance: 35 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 36 minutes
Jewish Historical Museum - Amsterdam
The Jewish Historical Museum is the only Jewish museum of the Netherlands. It is spread out over four historic monumental synagogues in the heart of the old Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam. The Jewish Historical Museum shows the many sides of Judaism.
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1
1011 PL Amsterdam
Telephonenumber: +31 20-5310310
www.jhm.nl
Distance: 36 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 37 minutes
Castle Museum and Garden Restaurant Sypesteyn - Loosdrecht
Devotees of castles, gardens and ancient arts, will definitely have to pay a visit to Castle museum Sypesteyn in Nieuw Loosdrecht. Thanks to a thorough restoration of the exterior, the castle, a state monument, is back in full glory. The castle is encompassed by a beautiful park which also has been restored into the grandeur of the old times. The castle may not be large, but it does house one of the most special artefact collections of the Netherlands.
Distance: 2 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 2 minutes
Maritime Museum - Amsterdam
The permanent exhibition of the Maritime Museum centres on the story of the Dutch maritime history from the 16th till the 20th century. The story is told as chronologically as possible through a unique collection of ship models, sea maps, globes, instruments and paintings.
Kattenburgerplein 1
1018 KK Amsterdam
Telephonenumber: +31 20-5232222
www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl
Distance: 36 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 38 minutes
Mauritshuis – Den Haag
The Royal Gallery of Paintings Mauritshuis houses a world famous art collection. The main focus of the collection is on 17th century Dutch painting, with great art works by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Jan Steen and Frans Hals.
Korte Vijverberg 8
2513 AB Den Haag
Telephonenumber: +31 70-3023456
www.mauritshuis.nl
Distance: 78 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 61 minutes
Madame Tussauds - Amsterdam
Experience being a photo model, candidate of Idols or a member of the Royal family. At Madame Tussauds in Amsterdam, you’ll steal the show!
Dam 20
1012 NP Amsterdam
Telephonenumber± +31 20-5230623
www.madametussauds.nl
Distance: 36 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 38 minutes
Stedelijk Museum CS - Amsterdam
Stedelijk (Municipal) Museum CS offers a multifarious exhibition and activity program. The temporary location of the Stedelijk Museum CS has been opened for public since May 2004 at the 2nd and 3rd floor of the het Post CS-building. The ‘old’ Stedelijk at the Museumplein will probably reopen her doors in 2008.
Oostdokskade 5
1011 AD Amsterdam
Telephonenumber: +31 20-5732911
www.stedelijk.nl
Distance: 36 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 38 minutes
Goois Museum - Hilversum
In 2002 was decided to join together the architectural centre Dudok Centrum and the Goois Museum into one new centre for architecture and cultural history. A wing was added to the Oude Raadhuis (Old Town Hall) and some alterations were done. Museum Hilversum is focused on past 1850’s architecture in connection to developments of nowadays and the past and future in relation to urban development and landscape of Hilversum and its direct area, and puts this to cultural historical perspective.
Distance: 9 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 18 minutes
Beeld en Geluid (Vison and Sound) Hilversum
As of December 2006 the national audio visual archives and the unique Vision and Sound-experience are housed under one roof. It’s a unique combination of searching and finding of audio visual sources on the hand and experiencing the world of sound and vision at the same time.
Sumatralaan 45 (mediapark)
1217 GP Hilversum
Telephonenumber: +31 35-6773434
www.beeldengeluid.nl
Distance: 9 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 18 minutes
Amsterdam ArenA & Ajax-museum - Amsterdam
De Amsterdam ArenA is a well-known location for large events: it is the home of AFC Ajax and the Amsterdam Admirals, but also home to concerts of world famous artists and events.
The Ajax Museum in the Amsterdam Arena literally brings the story to life with the first games on a field on the outskirts of Amsterdam around 1900, as well as the legendary Europe Cup-games which kept millions of people around the world glued to their televisions.
Distance: 29 kilometers
Time to travel by car: 29 minutes
Science Centre NEMO - Amsterdam
Nemo is a unique, five-floor high spot in Amsterdam with scientific and technological things to do and explore. Learn and play wise one can explore science and technology.
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