20 Attractions to Explore Near Ikonenmuseum

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IJsseloog is an artificial island in the middle of the Ketelmeer that aims to store contaminated sludge from the bottom of the lake. It also has a recreation and nature development function. The island owes its name to its location in front of the mouth of the IJssel and to the shape of the sludge depot, round like an eye,so that the contact surface of the sludge depot with the environment is as small as possible. In addition, the word "oog" is an old Dutch word for island.

A beautiful musuem which was located on a medieval mound of a former island. Presenting a picture of the geology and archeology of the Noordoostpolder, the museum offers a unique view of the island’s history and the way of life of its former inhabitants. It symbolizes the heroic, age-old struggle of the people of the Netherlands against the encroachment of the waters.

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.

The Waterloopbos is a former site for hydraulic research near Marknesse in the Noordoostpolder in the province of Flevoland . It was the testing ground of the Waterloopkundig Laboratorium De Voorst , a subsidiary of the Waterloopkundig Laboratorium in Delft . The area is characterized by remnants and ruins of laboratory structures. After it lost its function as a site for large-scale test installations for flood defenses and dams, a swamp forest developed .

Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859.

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.

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.

The Sassenpoort in the city wall of Zwolle is a city gate that was built in the late 14th and early 15th centuries as part of the city defenses. The architect is unknown. A lot of natural stone was used for construction, especially trachyte and tuff . The Sassenpoort belongs to the Top 100 of the National Office for the Preservation of Monuments .

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 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 .

A beautiful musuem located in the heart of Flevoland. The museum was formerly a church, built by the architects T. Taen and T. Nix. Along with the permanent exhibition, there are temporary ones that focus on architecture and the visual arts.

Tomahawk is a Frisbee built by Italian manufacturer SBF Visa Group currently located at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Lost Gravity is a steel roller coaster at Walibi Holland, located in Biddinghuizen, with a height of 32 meters and a length spanning 680 meters. Built by Mack Rides, Lost Gravity rushes at speeds of up to 87 km/h with a ride duration of 153 seconds.

Fibi's Bubble Swirl is a hot air balloon carousel in the family amusement park Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen .Variegated Balloons opened in 2000 , as an attraction in Walibi Land , the children's area of Walibi Holland . In late 2010, the attraction was renamed to Fibi's Bubble Swirl. The attraction was built by SBF Visa.