Places worth the detour in Assen

23 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Assen, Netherlands, across 5 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (12). Best known: Westerbork Transit Camp. 21 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Ruins & the uncanny12 Built landmarks8 Nature & landscapes1 Parks & cemeteries1 Museums & culture1

All 23, ranked 23

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Westerbork Transit Camp

Built landmarks · 20th century · Notable

Nazi transit camp for Jews in the occupied Netherlands

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2.Drents Museum

Museums & culture · 19th century · Notable

History museum in the Netherlands

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3.dolmen D2

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in Westervelde, the Netherlands

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4.D16

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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5.Molen van Rolde

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Rolde, Netherlands

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6.De Zwaluw

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Oudemolen, Drenthe, Netherlands

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7.De Hoop, Norg

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Norg, the Netherlands

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8.D7

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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9.D8

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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10.D15

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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11.D14

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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12.D12

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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13.D11

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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14.D6

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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15.D13

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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16.D5

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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17.D10

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Dolmen in the Netherlands

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18.Uitkijktoren De Zeven

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

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19.Noordenveld

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill in Norg, Netherlands

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20.Strubben-Kniphorstbos

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

Dutch archaeological reserve

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21.Assen Khachkar

Built landmarks · 21st century · Hidden gem

Armenian monument

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22.Gedenkraam Limburgse evacués

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

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23.Asserbos

Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem

Park in the Netherlands

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