Day Tripping to the World’s Largest Bulbs Park in Lisse, the Netherlands
Keukenhof near Lisse is the world’s largest flower garden park. It is an easy daytrip from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, and other cities in Holland to see the tulips and other flowers.
photo credit: JackVersloot
Keukenhof in the Netherlands claims to be the world’s largest flower park. Each year, Keukenhof is open only two months in spring each year to show off the best of Dutch tulips, crocuses, narcissus (daffodils), and other bulb flowers. The park is an easy day-trip destination from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, and most cities in Holland. It is popular with visitors of all age groups – from families with small children to tour groups of pensioners that tend to recall that the park was better on a most memorable visit x years ago.
50 Years of Keukenhof near Lisse in 2009
In 2009, Keukenhof will celebrate its sixtieth anniversary with a special theme year: USA, New Amsterdam/New York. It is four centuries since Henry Hudson founded New Amsterdam, the city that we now know as New York. Top Dutch horticulturists will use 25,000 flower bulbs to create a Statue of Liberty at Keukenhof 2009.
- In 2009, Keukenhof will be open from March 19 to May 21.
