Places worth the detour in Netherlands
Netherlands has 866 places worth going out of your way for on Detourmap, across 14 kinds — the biggest group is towers & lighthouses (293). The best known is Maastricht. 775 of them are hidden gems most guides skip. Every place below has a photo and a Wikipedia article — click any of them to fly the map there.
Towers & lighthouses in Netherlands 293
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Oldehove
Towers & lighthouses · 16th century · Notable
Iconic leaning church tower in Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands
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Gerbrandy Tower
Towers & lighthouses · 20th century · Hidden gem
Partially guyed tower in Utrecht province, the Netherlands
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Montevideo
Towers & lighthouses · 21st century · Hidden gem
Skyscraper in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Museums & galleries in Netherlands 159
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Kröller-Müller Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Notable
Art museum and sculpture garden in Otterlo, Netherlands
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Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
Museums & galleries · Notable
Steam-powered pumping station and museum in Lemmer, the Netherlands
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Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Notable
Anthropological museum located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Castles, palaces & forts in Netherlands 124
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Castle de Haar
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Castle complex in Haarzuilens, the Netherlands
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Noordeinde Palace
Castles & palaces · Notable
Official principal workplace and former residence of the Dutch monarch in The Hague
Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in Netherlands 94
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Oude Kerk
Sacred sites · 15th century · Notable
Amsterdam’s oldest building and oldest parish church
Bridges & aqueducts in Netherlands 43
Parks, canyons & rock formations in Netherlands 37
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Sint Eustatius
Natural wonders · 21st century · Iconic
Island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands
Theme parks, zoos & aquariums in Netherlands 28
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Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Wildlife zoo in Hilvarenbeek, the Netherlands
Monuments & statues in Netherlands 24
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Westerbork Transit Camp
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Notable
Nazi transit camp for Jews in the occupied Netherlands
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National Monument on Dam Square
Monuments & statues · 20th century · Hidden gem
Monument on the Dam in Amsterdam to commemorate war casualities of the Netherlands
Parks, gardens & arboretums in Netherlands 24
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Hartekamp
Parks & gardens · 17th century · Hidden gem
Dutch botanical garden near Heemstede, Netherlands
Ancient & archaeological sites in Netherlands 15
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Maastricht
Ancient & megalithic · Iconic
City, municipality and capital of province Limburg, the Netherlands
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Anne Frank House
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank
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Rietveld Schröder House
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
House in the Dutch city of Utrecht built in 1924 by Gerrit Rietveld
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Rembrandt House Museum
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
Historic house and art museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands
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Pyramide van Austerlitz
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Pyramid in Woudenberg, the Netherlands
Catacombs, shipwrecks & cemeteries in Netherlands 14
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Beth Haim
Macabre & curious · Hidden gem
Jewish cemetery in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, the Netherlands
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Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Hidden gem
Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in The Netherlands
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Netherlands American Cemetery
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Hidden gem
American military cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands
Abandoned places & ghost towns in Netherlands 7
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Bennebroek
Abandoned & ghost towns · 19th century · Notable
Village and former municipality in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands
Beaches & coves in Netherlands 2
Volcanoes, geysers & hot springs in Netherlands 2
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Mount Scenery
Volcanic & geothermal · Notable
Potentially active volcano on Saba, the Caribbean Netherlands
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The Quill
Volcanic & geothermal · Notable
Stratovolcano on Sint Eustatius, the Caribbean Netherlands
