20 Attractions to Explore Near Sassenpoort

Museum de Fundatie is a museum for visual arts in Zwolle , the capital of Overijssel . Museum de Fundatie is part of the Hannema-de Stuers Fundatie foundation, which also includes Castle Het Nijenhuis in Heino . Museum de Fundatie owns a collection of visual art, from the late Middle Ages to the present, based on the collection of Dirk Hannema , former director of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.

Herman Brood Museum & Experience is a museum in Zwolle about the rock singer and artist Herman Brood. The museum tells the story of the artist's life. It shows drawings, paintings, pieces of clothing, furniture, a guitar, poetry albums by his sisters, photographs, film material and all kinds of other objects from Brood's life.

The Peperbus is a late Gothic tower in Zwolle belonging to the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption . "Peperbus" is actually the nickname of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwetoren, which the tower owes to its shape, which resembles a pepperbus . With its height of 75 meters, the striking tower can be seen from afar. The Peperbus can be climbed up to the first entrance, which is located at a height of 51 meters. This is equivalent to 236 steps.

Dinoland Zwolle is a theme park in the Overijssel city ​​of Zwolle .The play and activity park includes an indoor and outdoor environment with numerous toys and recreated dinosaurs. The indoor part includes a paleolab where you can search for gems. Everything revolves around dinosaurs . The park is mainly aimed at children up to the age of 14.

The Zwartewater is a 19 kilometer long river in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The river originates in Zwolle , where it arises from the Soestwetering and the Nieuwe Wetering. The river flows into the Zwarte Meer . The Dedemsvaart canal, dug by Baron van Dedem, flows into the Zwartewater.

Nijenhuis is an estate with manor located between the towns of Wijhe and Heino in the Overijssel region of Salland . Two construction houses flank the square in front of the castle. Buildings and surrounding park forest are used at Museum de Fundatie as an exhibition space for visual art.

The Icon Museum in Recklinghausen was founded in 1956 and is the most important of its kind in Western Europe. The collection is the largest outside the Orthodox world. The collection is the largest in the western hemisphere. Over 3,500 icons, embroideries, miniatures, and wood and metal works are on display in the museum. The countries of origin are Russia , Greece , Ethiopia and the Balkans.

Museum Palthehof is a museum in the Oaveriesselse village of Ni'jlusen , where you can learn about the history of this place. The Museum is dedicated to the Palthe family, who were landowners on Ni'jlusen until 1928. 't Stiet for the south side of the village elegen Palthebos , previously owned by this family.In the museum you will find inventories of all sorts of craft activities, farm work, household goods and clothes and many more.

Duursche Waarden is a 120 hectare nature reserve owned by Staatsbosbeheer in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe near the hamlet of Fortmond . The Duursche Waarden consists of channels, levees and pieces of forest in the floodplains of the IJssel . The area is named after the nearby hamlet of Duur . River clay was extracted for centuries for the brick production that took place there on a fairly large scale.

Het Zwarte Meer is a Dutch lake on the border of the provinces of Flevoland and Overijssel. was created in the 1940s by the construction of the Noordoostpolder to the west of it . The lake is 1700 hectares in size and belongs to the Randmeren Noord of the IJsselmeer. The Zwarte Meer is surrounded by four municipalities, clockwise: Noordoostpolder (province of Flevoland), Steenwijkerland , Zwartewaterland and Kampen.

Bird Island in the Zwarte Meer is a paradise for birds. At least sixty species of birds breed on this uninhabited island, including special species such as the bluethroat, nightingale, lesser spotted woodpecker, hawk and great reed warbler. Vogeleiland is an oasis of peace for birds and therefore a mecca for bird lovers. To guarantee that tranquility, you can only visit this unique island during one of our boat trips.

Museum Staphorst offers you plenty of opportunity to discover Staphorst's culturally rich past and present. It occupies two farms. A reception room has been set up in the front farm. Behind it is an older typical Staphorster farm. The living area is still in its original state and there are exhibitions where regional costumes, jewelry and folk art are exhibited.

Boswachterij Staphorst of Staatsbosbeheer is a 940 hectare forest and nature reserve in the eastern part of the municipality of Staphorst in the province of Overijssel . It is located in an otherwise agricultural environment. The forestry is crossed by dirt roads and several motorways. In the middle is the Zwarte Dennen swimming pond , with a landscaped sandy beach all around, which attracts many visitors for daytime recreation in summer time.

The Roggebotsluis is a lock on the border of the Dutch municipalities of Kampen and Dronten. Geographically, the lock is located in the municipality of Dronten.The Roggebotsluis is a lock that connects the Drontermeer with the Vossemeer . The hamlet of Roggebotsluis is located next to the lock complex.

PIER+HORIZON by Paul de Kort lies in the Zwarte Meer lake in the Noordoostpolder. This landscape artwork follows the line to Oud Kraggenburg, along what used to be a breakwater. Even before the draining of the Noordoostpolder in Flevoland, there was a 6km-long breakwater here extending into the water of the Zuiderzee (now the Zwarte Meer). It linked the lighthouse keeper’s house Oud Kraggenburg to the mainland at Genemuiden.

The Kleine Belterwijde is a lake in the northwest of the Dutch province of Overijssel. The west side of the lake is formed by the Arembergergracht . There are campsites with marinas along the other sides of the lake. The lake is connected to the Belter and Beulakerwijde via the Arembergracht . The Schutsloot opens on the south side. This canal runs in an easterly direction through the village and connects the lake with both the Belterwijde and the Schutsloterwijde .

The Belterwijde is a lake in the Kop van Overijssel southwest of Wanneperveen in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The lake is separated in an eastern and a western part by the Blauwehandseweg. On the north bank of the eastern part there are many recreational facilities in the form of campsites, bungalow parks and marinas, which are in line with the development of the Westeinde of the regional village of Wanneperveen.

De Wieden is a lake and marsh area in the municipality of Steenwijkerland in the Kop of the Dutch province of Overijssel . It is an excavated low moor area . The Belterwijde and Beulakerwijde are two large peat lakes that are part of this nature reserve . Together with the Weerribben , the Weerribben-Wieden National Park forms an area of approximately 9,500 hectares. Together, the two areas form one of the most important wetlands in Europe.

The Lemelerberg nature reserve consists of a moraine located west of the Overijssel Lemelle and northeast of Lemelerveld. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do.

The Archemerberg is a hill in the Overijssel municipality of Ommen near the hamlet of Archem . The Archemerberg is part of a moraine that was created during the penultimate ice age. The peak of Archemerberg is 77.9 metres above sea level. And because the hill is surrounded by flat country, it looks like an actual mountain.