Travel Guide of Zaanse Schans in Netherlands by Influencers and Travelers
Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It is best known for its collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses.
The Best Things to Do and Visit in Zaanse Schans
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1 - Zaans Museum
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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2 - Wooden Shoe Workshop 'de Zaanse Schans'
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3 - Tours & Sightseeing | Keukenhof Day Trips from Amsterdam
13 km away
The Flower Parade is a Dutch tradition that volunteers work hard on all throughout the year - it's always something spectacular that symbolizes spring for everyone involved. 2024 marks the 77th time that the Flower Parade will be celebrated! Come and see how the tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are used for the construction of the floats and smell the delicious scent of the hyacinths on a unique tour, on Saturday, April 20th. Grand Stand seats are reserved just for you, so you can watch the parade passing by in style. After the parade, you'll be taken on an afternoon visit to the Keukenhof Gardens, where you'll be treated to some of Holland's most fabulous floral displays.
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4 - Beverwijk
11 km away
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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5 - AMSTERDAM Tower
11 km away
Millennium Tower is a 97.5 metres, 24 storey office building in Amsterdam constructed from 2002 and completed in 2004.
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6 - Morning | ARTIS Micropia
13 km away
To truly understand the natural world, you've got to understand the smallest and most successful organisms: microbes. Tiny, powerful and invisible to the human eye, microbes are absolutely fascinating. Especially when presented like this.
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7 - Westerkerk
12 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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8 - Anne Frank House
12 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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9 - Sightseeing | Amsterdam
12 km away
Save up to 50%* on unlimited entry to 40+ top Amsterdam attractions with Go City. Visit the Heineken Experience, relax on a Canal Cruise and get cultural at the Moco Museum - enjoy all this and more!
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10 - Jordaan
12 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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11 - Amsterdam Centraal
12 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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12 - Evening | Amsterdam Light Festival Cruises
12 km away
From November 30, 2023, to January 21, 2024, the Amsterdam Light Festival sets our capital in the spotlight. You can hop aboard an intimate open-top boat and see the dazzling show from water level. Blankets are provided to keep you toasty warm, as you marvel from your open-air vessel at shimmering concept works, focused on this year's theme: disruption. Alight safely! Stromma is the official partner of Amsterdam Light Festival.
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13 - Dam Square
12 km away
Dam Square or Dam is a town square in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the most well-known and important locations in the city and the country.
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14 - Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
12 km away
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam is a wax museum situated in Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the city on Dam Square, near the Royal Palace of Amsterdam.
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15 - Trekking | Amsterdam
12 km away
Access to over 15 nightclubs, bars, special events, and experiences. This includes an evening canal cruise and a cold bottle of Prosecco champagne at the club. Choose from a 2 or 7-day pass.
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16 - National Monument
12 km away
The National Monument on Dam Square is a 1956 cenotaph in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A national Remembrance of the Dead ceremony is held at the monument every year on 4 May to commemorate the casualties of World War II and subsequent armed conflicts.
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17 - Brouwersgracht
12 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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4 pictures of Zaanse Schans from Malcolm Lightbody, Joep Cox, Matheus Frade and other travelers
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