The Utrecht University Botanic Gardens is the largest academic botanical garden in the Netherlands. It is located on the eastern side of Utrecht and is open to visitors. Book Utrecht University Botanic Gardens tickets here At 100,000m² in area it is about 8 times larger than the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam. It has a spectacular setting including a large rock garden built on the bunkers of an old fort. It has a collection of around 10,000 plant species. The Utrecht University Botanic Gardens originate back to 1639 and were first located at the Sonnerbergh site in the city centre. In 1723 the ..read more

The Jewish Cultural Quarter (Joods Cultureel Kwartier JCK) in Amsterdam comprises 4 historic buildings in the city’s Jewish area.  The 4 buildings are located close to each other within 1 square kilometre and offer the opportunity to learn about Jewish culture, traditions and history. The 4 venues are: Jewish Museum Portuguese Synagogue National Holocaust Museum Hollandsche Schouwburg Book your Jewish Cultural Quarter Amsterdam duo tickets here Jewish Museum in Amsterdam The Jewish Museum (Joods Museum) is a museum focussed on Jewish religion and rituals, culture and history – particula ..read more

ARCAM (Architecture Centre Amsterdam) is an organisation which deals with architecture and urban development in Amsterdam. It undertakes research projects and hosts exhibitions and talks. It is housed in a compact 3-storey building on the Prins Hendrikkade in the Oosterdok area, not far from NEMO Science Museum and the Maritime Museum. The building was designed by René van Zuuk Architects and was completed over 2002-2003 at a cost of €1.6 million. It has an interesting mixture of glass facade and a curved zinc-coated aluminium roof and side panelling. ARCAM – glass facade on waterside sideARCA ..read more

Cobra is an avant-garde art movement of European artists from the 1940s and 1950s who originated from Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam – hence the acronym CoBrA. The artists developed the movement in Paris before taking their work to a wider audience in New York. The popular Cobra Museum in Amstelveen (south of Amsterdam) highlights paintings and sculptures from the movement and also holds frequent exhibitions of other modern artists. Cobra Museum – entrance lobby The Cobra collection contains various works from renowned Dutch Cobra artists such as Karel Appel, Constant and Corneille; and al ..read more

The Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam is a new museum in the heart of the city’s Jewish district. It is expected to open on 11 March 2024. It will tell the story of the persecution, deportation and murder of Jews in the Netherlands during World War Two, as well as stories of rescue and survival. The museum is located on the Plantage Middenlaan street in the Hervormde Kweekschool, a former teacher training school. During the war, hundreds of Jewish children being held at the crèche nextdoor were secretly brought to safety via the school building. Across the street can be found the Ho ..read more

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is part of the world famous exhibition of waxworks of prominent people and celebrities. Book Madame Tussauds Amsterdam tickets here It is located on Dam Square in the heart of Amsterdam in a 5-storey limestone building (built in 1917) that it shares with the Peek & Cloppenburg department store. Madame Tussauds is named after Frenchwoman Marie Tussaud née Grosholtz (1761-1850) who established a travelling wax figures exhibition in the early 19th century. The first Madame Tussauds permanent exhibit was founded on Baker Street in London in 1835, before moving in 1884 ..read more

Credit cards are essential if you do a lot of travelling, particularly when booking hotels and hiring rental cars. In this article we will look at the 7 best credit cards in the Netherlands for travel benefits alone. You will see that the list contains a number of American Express (Amex) cards which are well known for their travel features. However one drawback to Amex cards is they are not as well accepted as Mastercard and Visa – so savvy travellers will often have a number of cards for different situations. Our top travel cards are as follows: American Express Platinum Metal Card [Apply] A ..read more

The House of Bols is a cocktail and genever experience in Amsterdam about Lucas Bols, the oldest distilled spirit brand in the world which has been running since 1575. The House of Bols is located in a row of houses on Paulus Potterstraat which is directly opposite the Museumplein square. House of Bols building in Amsterdam The experience is essentially an interactive museum which offers a free audio tour through a number of exhibit rooms and ends in the bar area where you get one free cocktail. The audio guide is available in 5 languages: English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish. The museum ..read more

Rembrandts Amsterdam Experience is an immersive multimedia presentation about noted Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn. It highlights Rembrandt’s turbulent life and career and focuses particularly on Rembrandt’s last years with a reconstruction of his studio on Rozengracht in Amsterdam. Rembrandts Amsterdam is located on the ground floor of a building near Max Euweplein, not far from Amsterdam’s Leidseplein square. The experience show lasts about 25 minutes and is held in 2 back rooms using state-of-the-art projection. The front entrance hall has a ticket desk and small shop area. Depending on th ..read more

Amsterdam The Style Outlets is an outdoor shopping mall which is located between Amsterdam and Haarlem. It opened in 2020 and is the only outlet centre in the Randstad area of the Netherlands. It contains around 100 Dutch and international branded stores. Amsterdam The Style Outlets is run by the Spanish NEINVER group which also has outlets in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain. The outlet is located in the town of Halfweg on the former site of the CSM Sugar Factory which operated from 1919 to 1992. The area known as SugarCity is slowly being developed as a multi-purpose facility which will ..read more