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One of the oldest and largest public parks in Amsterdam is a relaxing place to rest, have lunch or watch a performance after visiting the nearby museums.

This business hub outside the city center caters to international crowds with shops, art exhibits and restaurants.

The capital of the Netherlands is famed for its 17th-century canal network, gabled houses, museums and coffee shop culture.

Filled with ancient fortifications, historic merchant houses, acclaimed restaurants, shops and student bars, this Dutch river city cherishes the past and celebrates the present. 

The capital of the Netherlands is famed for its 17th-century canal network, gabled houses, museums and coffee shop culture.

The capital of the Netherlands is famed for its 17th-century canal network, gabled houses, museums and coffee shop culture.

This modern museum houses the world’s largest collection of the legendary Dutch master painter who led a troubled life and never saw his work become famous.

This square is a major intersection for public transport and home to the Mint Tower, a significant historical landmark in Amsterdam.

This business hub outside the city center caters to international crowds with shops, art exhibits and restaurants.

This modern museum houses the world’s largest collection of the legendary Dutch master painter who led a troubled life and never saw his work become famous.

Visit the crypt where the 4th-century remains of St. Servaas are buried and see the treasures that lie within this fine Romanesque church. 

The Town Hall’s Renaissance façade, saved from fire, is the crowning glory of the old quarter of Leiden. 

This quaint city in the western Netherlands is ornate, with small canals, green parks, rivers and old, but intact, monuments.

The capital of the Netherlands is famed for its 17th-century canal network, gabled houses, museums and coffee shop culture.

The Town Hall’s Renaissance façade, saved from fire, is the crowning glory of the old quarter of Leiden. 

This palatial building full of Dutch paintings and international artifacts is the country’s largest public-funded museum.

This square is a major intersection for public transport and home to the Mint Tower, a significant historical landmark in Amsterdam.

This business hub outside the city center caters to international crowds with shops, art exhibits and restaurants.

Step on board a replica sailing ship, explore the Dutch maritime history, or just marvel at the displays of this fascinating museum set in an old naval building.

Admire one of the finest collections of artwork in Europe, which features Dutch Old Masters as well as abstract and contemporary pieces.

Once full of cattle and sheep for sale, this pretty square overlooking a canal is now the starting point for canal boat cruises and a great spot for morning coffee.

Discover serene gardens as well as a collection of rare uniforms and watches at the former home of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

This palatial building full of Dutch paintings and international artifacts is the country’s largest public-funded museum.

As you wander through this former royal palace, challenge your mind with the beautiful and clever optical illusions created by artist M.C. Escher.

This business hub outside the city center caters to international crowds with shops, art exhibits and restaurants.

Relax on a scenic beach after exploring churches, markets and intriguing museums in this tulip-filled land in northwest Netherlands.

Relax on a scenic beach after exploring churches, markets and intriguing museums in this tulip-filled land in northwest Netherlands.

For at least 600 years, locals, sailors and travelers have come to this part of Amsterdam for adult entertainment in the many bars, brothels and eateries.

The beauty of this flat country, with its quilt-like cover of farmland, canals and flower fields, inspired painters centuries ago and still draws in the crowds.

Explore the grand rooms and chambers of this early 20th-century palace, where countries meet to try and resolve their differences. 

As you wander through this former royal palace, challenge your mind with the beautiful and clever optical illusions created by artist M.C. Escher.

Explore the grand rooms and chambers of this early 20th-century palace, where countries meet to try and resolve their differences. 

The beauty of this flat country, with its quilt-like cover of farmland, canals and flower fields, inspired painters centuries ago and still draws in the crowds.

Visit these semi-circular canals built in the 17th century to see why Amsterdam got the nickname “The Venice of the North.”

Explore the grand rooms and chambers of this early 20th-century palace, where countries meet to try and resolve their differences. 

Visit these semi-circular canals built in the 17th century to see why Amsterdam got the nickname “The Venice of the North.”

Modernist buildings, fashionable nightlife, river views and many museums and galleries make the Netherlands’ second-biggest city an exciting and lively destination.

Tour an ancient church with a leaning bell tower where many leading figures of Dutch history are buried and commemorated.

Around The Hague’s central square you will discover fine dining, paintings by Dutch masters and the 13th-century castle that is the heart of Dutch political life.  

As you wander through this former royal palace, challenge your mind with the beautiful and clever optical illusions created by artist M.C. Escher.

Explore the grand rooms and chambers of this early 20th-century palace, where countries meet to try and resolve their differences. 

Experience the Enlightenment. Discover an 18th-century merchant’s collection of art, natural history, geology and science in harmonious neoclassical architecture.

See the famous Girl with the Pearl Earring as well as numerous other masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt and other Dutch painters in this exceptional art museum.

As you wander through this former royal palace, challenge your mind with the beautiful and clever optical illusions created by artist M.C. Escher.

Tour an ancient church with a leaning bell tower where many leading figures of Dutch history are buried and commemorated.

As you wander through this former royal palace, challenge your mind with the beautiful and clever optical illusions created by artist M.C. Escher.

Explore the grand rooms and chambers of this early 20th-century palace, where countries meet to try and resolve their differences.