See Working Windmills at Zaanse Schans near Amsterdam in the Netherlands
The historic working windmills at Zaanse Schans are just outside Amsterdam and a top day-trip destination.
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Visit the Aalsmeer Royal Flora Holland Flower Auction near Amsterdam
Visit Royal Flora Holland near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport early morning to see the world’s largest flower auction market in action.
Visit the Bredius Museum to See Art in The Hague
Visit the wonderful Bredius Museum in The Hague to see fine art in a typical wealthy art connoisseur’s house near the Mauritshuis in Den Haag. The Museum Bredius in Den Haag displays the private art collection of Abraham Bredius, a very wealthy art historian and director of the Mauritshuis in the early twentieth century. His … Read more
By Bus from Weeze Airport (NRN) to Cities in the Netherlands
Traveling to Weeze Airport near Düsseldorf from cities and towns in the Netherlands became more expensive and complicated in recent years as regular airport shuttle vans and buses stopped such services leaving the train the only public transportation option. Private transfer services are best reserved in advance and likely will be more expensive than the … Read more
Amsterdam: Online Time-Slot Ticket Reservations Essential for Top Sights
Online time-slot ticket reservations are essential to see top sights in Amsterdam such as the Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, and Rijksmuseum — tickets are no longer sold on-site. An increasing number of top sights and museums in Amsterdam no longer sell tickets onsite making it essential to buy time-slot reservation tickets online in … Read more
2024: Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Exhibitions: Seine and Matthew Wong
In 2023 and 2024 special exhibitions in the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam include Van Gogh Along the Seine, Pokemon, and a retrospective exhibition of the Chinese Canadian artist Matthew Wong. From mid-October 2023 to mid-January 2024, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has a special exhibition on the paintings Van Gogh painted at Asnières along … Read more
Cheapest Transportation from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam by Train or Bus
Getting to Schiphol Airport from Amsterdam is usually fastest by train but buses are good public transportation options too while airport shuttle vans and taxis are convenient, if pricy, to travel to downtown hotels. Schiphol Airport (AMS) is only 15 minutes by train from central Amsterdam but buses can also be a good and cheaper … Read more
Pokemon in the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam: Buy Cheapest Tickets Online
Tickets to see Pokemon in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2023 are only sold online – buy well in advance on weekends and holiday periods. Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax, and many other Pokémon characters are on show in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in a special exhibition and related events from 28 September … Read more
Visit the Kunstmuseum Den Haag to See Modern Art and Mondrian Paintings
The Kunstmuseum Den Haag in The Hague is a top modern art museum in The Netherlands with the largest collection of Piet Mondrian paintings in the world. The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is a modern art museum in The Hague, South Holland, exhibiting mostly early 20th-century art. It is world famous for the largest collection of … Read more
2024: Frans Hals Exhibition in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum will hold a solo exhibition of Frans Hals with over 50 paintings in Amsterdam from 16 February to 9 June 2024 (also in London in 2023 and Berlin end 2024). The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam will stage its first-ever major solo exhibition of the Dutch artist Frans Hals during the first half of 2024. … Read more