Travel Guide of IJmuiden in Netherlands by Influencers and Travelers
IJmuiden is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The city is on the south bank; the north bank is otherwise a steel plant and Velsen-Noord. It is 10 kilometres north northwest of Haarlem which is 18 kilometres due west of Amsterdam. The port is a deepwater port suited to fully laden Panamax ships, and fourth port of the Netherlands.
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1 - Beverwijk
Beverwijk is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about 20 kilometres northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast.
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2 - Zuid-Kennemerland National Park
6 km away
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park is a Dutch instance adjoining some of the west coast of the province of North Holland. It was established in 1995.
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3 - Tours & Sightseeing | Keukenhof
21 km away
Keukenhof is the most beautiful spring garden in the world. The famous Netherlands flower fields are situated just 40 minutes south of Amsterdam. With 7 million tulips of every color displayed across 32 hectares of beautifully pruned gardens, meadows, and lawns, Keukenhof is next-level spectacular. It's not all tulips; there are daffodils, roses, lilies, hyacinths, irises, and carnations too. Experience this fabulous floral festival on a full-day adventure, and explore the enchanting Netherlands tulip fields with a friendly guide. This comprehensive 8.5-hour guided tour provides the fullest experience possible of the botanical extravaganza and includesentrance to Keukenhof and a behind-the-scenes visit to a bulb farm, complete with a picturesque backdrop of classic Dutch windmills.
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4 - Zaans Museum
14 km away
Zaans Museum is a museum in Zaandam, Netherlands, located at the Zaanse Schans. It opened in 1998 to preserve and protect the heritage of the Zaan area. In 2009, the museum was extended with the addition of the Verkade Experience.
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5 - Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen
14 km away
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6 - Westerkerk
20 km away
The Westerkerk is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood, next to the Jordaan, between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht.
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7 - Anne Frank House
20 km away
The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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8 - Jordaan
20 km away
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south.
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9 - Brouwersgracht
20 km away
The Brouwersgracht is a canal in Amsterdam that connects the Singel with the Singelgracht. The canal marks the northwestern border of the Grachtengordel.
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10 - Vondelpark
20 km away
The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein.
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11 - Rijksmuseum
21 km away
The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw.
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12 - Van Gogh Museum
21 km away
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in Amsterdam; it is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw.
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13 - Amsterdam Centraal
21 km away
Amsterdam Centraal Station is the largest railway station in Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands.
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