Vondelpark
The largest and most popular park in Amsterdam, the park dates back to 1864. It is home to over 100 species of trees, a bandstand, rose garden, ponds, waterways, children’s play areas, and an open-air theatre as well as a multitude of wild-life including a colony of parakeets.
The Holland Experience
At the Holland Experience 3D Movie Theatre you can epxierence an interactive film which will take you on an exhilarating 30-minute ride through the countryside of the Netherlands in full 3D, without you having to leave your seat.
Nemo – Science Centre
Built to resemble a boat run aground, this massive science and technology centre will keep older children amused for a good couple of hours. There are hundreds of hi-tech workstations which let people interact with exhibits through games and experiments.
Zaanse Schans
At the Zaanse Schans heritage village, just a few kilometres north of Amsterdam, you can see the most distinctive symbols of the Netherlands, the windmill, alongside a selection of historical architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries. It has now become a living museum of a Dutch community from centuries ago with its inhabitants wearing national costume, and cheese and clogs being traditionally manufactured by hand, with demonstrations of other crafts such as woodturning, weaving and milling.