20 Attractions to Explore Near Industrieel Smalspoormuseum

Bargerveen Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in the Dutch province of Drenthe that has been included in the Natura 2000 ecological network. The reserve consists of stretches of peat bogs, moors and heaths with expanses of water and wetlands. The area sees a tremendous variety of fauna, especially birds and is, therefore designated a special protection area under the decree of the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

The Grote Rietplas is a landscaped recreational lake on the south side of Emmen . It was built in the late 90s of the twentieth century after years of haggling over finances. In 1993 and 1994 the municipality of Emmen was also duped by scammer Rob Jacob for about three million euros. He was going to have hundreds of luxury bungalows built there, but before that he ran off abroad with the money from the municipality of Emmen, construction companies and the ING Bank and fled to India.

Van Gogh House is a cultural site in Nieuw-Amsterdam, in the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands. The painter Vincent van Gogh stayed here for two months in 1883; the house is now a museum. You can visit Van Gogh’s room. His bed is still in the same place, his art supplies and paint are ready for use. It looks like Van Gogh left for a walk and may come back any time soon.

A majestic and beautiful museum contains a collection of over seventy thousand objects and books that were collected by Jans Brands during his lifetime. The ‘crown jewel’ of the museum is a complete medieval register from 1382, which contains a summary of all the feudal lords and their holdings that had sworn fealty to the then bishop of Utrecht, Floris van Wevelinkhoven.

The Harmonium Museum Netherlands is a museum dedicated to the harmonium , a keyboard instrument that produces tones by means of air pressure. It has the largest harmonium collection in the world with 250 harmoniums, 150 of which are on display. In addition, there are special instruments on display, due to their nature or former player, and there is a large theater where singing workshops and performances are given. A large number of instruments in the museum have been restored and can be played.

Museum Veenpark is an open -air museum in Barger-Compascuum, Drenthe , Netherlands . With an area of ​​160 hectares, including the outdoor area that can only be reached by light railway , it is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe. In the entrance building, the permanent exhibition Veenomenale Hondsrug shows the history of the moor and peat extraction below the Hondsrug ridge, as well as the cultivation of buckwheat in the days of the moor pioneers.

Tweestryd is a double steel shuttle roller coaster in the Dutch zoo Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen . The attraction is a custom dueling Family Boomerang from Dutch producer Vekoma and opened in 2018. The attraction consists of two lanes, each with a train. Both trains can seat 20 people and have a top speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

Wildlands, dierentuin is a zoo in Emmen, the Netherlands.Jungola is jungle-themed and displays butterflies, tropical birds, large reptiles (such as Chinese alligators and pythons), ring-tailed lemurs, lar gibbons, small-clawed otters and Asian elephants. The most prominent feature of Jungola is the indoor tropical rainforest hall Rimbula, which at 18,000 m2.

Wildlands is a zoo and adventure theme park with four main areas: Jungola, Serenga, Nortica and Animazia, located in Emmen, the Netherlands. Jungola is jungle-themed and displays butterflies, tropical birds, large reptiles, ring-tailed lemurs, lar gibbons, small-clawed otters and Asian elephants. The most prominent feature of Jungola is the indoor tropical rainforest hall Rimbula, which at 18,000 m2 is the largest zoo jungle hall in the world and the largest greenhouse in Europe.

The Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art is located in the Rensenpark in Emmen . It has permanent and temporary exhibitions of contemporary Tibetan art. The museum also holds a collection of historical Tibetan artefacts that strongly relate in theme and imagery to the contemporary artworks. It hosts a collection of works featuring Tibetan and Tibet-inspired artists, but mainly composed of works created and donated by the founder of the museum, Tashi Norbu of Bhutan.

Rensenpark is a park in the center of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe . The park consists of the site of the former zoo Emmen Zoo . This zoo closed in 2015, after which a new animal park was opened elsewhere in Emmen in early 2016. In June 2016, the old zoo was reopened as a city park by former zoo director Aleid Rensen. This park was first given the name 'People Park', but at the beginning of 2018 it was renamed 'Rensenpark', after the Rensen couple.

De Klencke is a manor near the place Oosterhesselen in the Dutch municipality of Coevorden . In addition to the manor, the estate includes five farms with approximately 200 hectares of land. In 1961, the then owner, Mrs. EJ Goddard- van der Wyck, bequeathed the estate to the Vereniging Natuurmonumenten . The manor house and the accompanying building house were restored in 1976.

Sleenerzand is a more than 1600 ha large forest area in the province of Drenthe, located between Noord-Sleen and Schoonoord . The forests were planted in the 1930s . Many traces from the distant past can still be found, in the northern part glacial pits and in the southern part burial mounds .The recreational lake Kibbelkoele is located in the area . The Bosbad Noord-Sleen outdoor swimming pool is also located in the Sleenerzand and there is a 30 km long mountain bike route.

De Boswachterij Gees is a 1600 ha nature reserve northwest of Gees in the province of Drenthe .The area is best known for the pingo ruin Mekelermeer and the heath on the cover sand ridge with the name Hooge Stoep. This name refers to its high location in relation to the surrounding land. Sometimes the forest as a whole is also indicated by it. The area is connected with the Mantingerveld and further on the Dwingelderveld.

Ellert en Brammert is an open-air museum in Schoonoord expositing the way people lived in Drenthe at the time of the peat digging. It was named after a myth about the two giants Ellert and Brammert who prowled around the Ellertsveld. It is an iconic attraction in this area and it attracts a lot of tourists to here.

The Paasberg in Terborg in the Dutch Achterhoek is a natural hill located between the Paasberglaan and 't Veld in the southeast of Terborg.The mountain is an old river dune complex, raised in the last ice age, when not the Oude IJssel , but a predecessor of the Rhine flowed through the area.Several buildings and facilities in Terborg are named after the Paasberg. On the southeastern edge of the nature reserve, against Silvolde, are the outdoor swimming pool.

The Mantingerveld is a nature reserve north of Nieuw-Balinge in the Dutch municipality of Midden-Drenthe. In 1992, Natuurmonumenten started the so-called Action Goudplevier, which aimed to turn a number of small fragmented forests, heath and peat areas into one large nature reserve again by buying intermediate agricultural land and converting it back into heathland. The Mantingerveld is the result of this successfully completed campaign.

Amusement & Holiday Park Slagharen is an amusement park and holiday park in Slagharen in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The park has been in existence since 1963 and was originally called Shetland Ponypark Slagharen. The amusement park consists of two areas, which are interconnected by a Main Street with shops and restaurants. The park has more than 30 attractions, including 2 roller coasters.

Wild West Adventure is a dark water ride in the Dutch amusement park Slagharen. The attraction is located in the northern part of the park, opposite the Gold Rush roller coaster. The darkride stands out because of the large brown dome on which a statue of a horse with a figure has been placed. Inside the dome is an artificial rock formation. Around, through and along the rock formation is an artificial river.

A beautiful open air museum located in the heart of Drenthe. In the lively monument village of Orvelte - where people simply live and work - you can experience history firsthand. Join us on a journey and experience Orvelte yourself!There are beautiful thatched Saxon farmhouses and other rustic buildings. Nice to walk along, but even more fun to look inside. You are most welcome at some of these farms!