North Brabant - 77 Attractions You Must Visit

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About North Brabant

North Brabant is a province in the south of the Netherlands. North Brabant is a haven for nature lovers. Its picturesque landscape features small historic villages, windmills and stunning castles such as Heeze, Heezwijk and Gemmert. For a change of scenery, travelers can visit Eindhoven. This industrial city features a number of art galleries and museums, such as Van Abbemuseum.

Types of Attractions in North Brabant

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List of Attractions in North Brabant

Anton Pieck Plein

Anton Pieck Plein

Town Squares

Anton Pieckplein is a square in the Efteling , named after one of the founders of the park: Anton Pieck . It has a nostalgic atmosphere with antique merry -go-rounds and various catering outlets. The square was named after Pieck in 1954, to recognize him for his great influence on the success of the Fairytale Forest . The square, with old-fashioned houses and merry-go-rounds, was also designed by him.

Aqua Mundo Center Parcs De Kempervennen

De Kempervennen is a Center Parcs bungalow park and is located in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The founder of Center Parcs, Piet Derksen, lived here until his death.De Kempervennen contains different types of activities, such as the subtropical swimming paradise, outdoor activities, sports halls, water sports, indoor ski slopes of Montana Snowcenter , evening shows and a natural environment in which you can walk or cycle.

Aquanura

Aquanura

Fountains

Aquanura is the name of a fountain system in the Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and it welcomes a lot of tourists every year.

Attractiepark DippieDoe

DippieDoe amusement park is the ideal day out for families with children up to 13 years old. With more than 25 fun, exciting and cool attractions on a 12,000 m2 outer harbor and 3,000 m2 inner harbor, there is always something to do! You get unlimited access to all attractions. The attractions in the park are both indoor and outdoor. The park is mainly aimed at families with children up to 12 years old.

Baron 1898

Baron 1898

Man-made Structures- Other

Theme Parks

Baron 1898 is a steel floorless diving roller coaster in the Dutch amusement park Efteling . The attraction is located in Ruigrijk , between the Flying Dutchman , the Gondoletta and the Piraña.

Beekse Bergen

Beekse Bergen

Wildlife Safari Spots

Safaripark Beekse Bergen is an animal park located between Tilburg and Hilvarenbeek in the municipality of Hilvarenbeek in the Dutch province of North Brabant . It is the largest animal park in the Benelux in terms of surface area . About 100 animal species are kept, ranging from small mammals to large birds . On vast open plains are zebras , giraffes and ostriches . Furthermore, there are lions , rhinoceroses , elephants andcheetahs .

BestZoo

BestZoo is a small zoo that also has a playground attached. It is located in the hamlet of De Vleut near Best in North Brabant. The zoo became an official animal park in 1932. Before that, there was already a private collection of exotic animals. Over the years, the park and the number of animals in captivity continued to expand.

BillyBird Park Hemelrijk

BillyBird Park Hemelrijk is a large playground and recreational lake , expanded with various amusement park - like attractions . The park is located in Volkel , municipality of Maashorst , North Brabant . The park is built on the north side of a lake which is also called Hemelrijk. The park is built almost entirely around a beach pool. A large part of the attractions and playgrounds can be found outside. A smaller number of attractions can be found inside.

Blind Walls Gallery

Blind Walls Gallery

Art Galleries

Blind Walls Gallery is an extensive collection of murals in Breda . Each mural is inspired by a story from the city. International street artists , artists, designers and illustrators have already made 100 murals. Blind Walls Gallery always works conceptually: every mural that is made tells something about the area, the history or another story of Breda. Before a mural is produced, the team researches the city ​​archives or searches for alternative sources from the city.

Bossche Broek

Bossche Broek

Outdoors- Other

The Bossche Broek is a nature reserve of 202 ha southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch in the valley of the Dommel , in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is characterized by moderately nutrient-rich wet grasslands, partly in use as pasture, partly in hay meadow. In addition, there are many locks and a small wheel.

Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum

The Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum in 's-Hertogenbosch is the Regional Historic Center for North Brabant , especially the northeastern part of this province. It functions as the State Archives in North Brabant and as the municipal archives and water board archives for a number of municipalities and water boards located in the northeastern part of this province.

Cartierheide

Cartierheide

Outdoors- Other

Cartierheide is a nature reserve that is part of the De Kempen nature reserve and which is located in the Dutch municipality of Bladel . The area is 172 hectares and is located 3 km from the Belgian border, sandwiched between the road from Eersel to Postel and the A67 / E34 highway near Hapert. There are several touristic sight seeing and walking routes from surrounding villages like Bergeijk, VVV Eersel and protected and maintained by AVN Kempenland.

Center Parcs De Kempervennen

De Kempervennen is a holiday park of Center Parcs and is located in the Dutch province of North Brabant . The founder of Center Parcs, Piet Derksen , lived here until his death.De Kempervennen contains different types of activities, such as the subtropical swimming paradise , outdoor activities, sports halls, water sports, indoor ski slopes of Montana Snowcenter , evening shows and a natural environment in which you can walk or cycle.

DAF Museum

DAF Museum

Museums

The DAF Museum is a museum in Eindhoven that focuses on the history of Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek , DAF for short. It is located in the Tongelre district of Eindhoven. n particular, many DAF vehicles are on display in the museum, including sports cars and prototypes. Many of these prototypes are cars that never went into production. Part of the museum has also been set up for the large collection of trucks.

De Biesbosch National Park

De Biesbosch National Park is one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands[2] and one of the last extensive areas of freshwater tidal wetlands in Northwestern Europe. The Biesbosch consists of a large network of rivers and smaller and larger creeks with islands. The vegetation is mostly willow forests, although wet grasslands and fields of reed are common as well. The Biesbosch is an important wetland area for waterfowl and has a rich flora and fauna.

De Maashorst

De Maashorst

Outdoors- Other

Forests

The Maashorst is the largest contiguous nature reserve in the province of Noord-Brabant. A nature reserve with the ambition of becoming a national park. It also includes a nature gate: a gate through which many visitors go into nature each year to discover the unique characteristics of the Maashorst.

Design Museum Den Bosch

The Design Museum Den Bosch is a museum for design and design in 's-Hertogenbosch . It specializes in ceramics and jewelry and is a member of the International Council of Museums and the Museums Association. The museum is one of the most important institutions in the Netherlands that collect and present the work of Dutch jewelery designers . It manages a collection of approximately 1500 pieces of jewelry.

Dierenpark Zie-ZOO

Zie-ZOO Zoo is a medium-sized zoo in Volkel . The zoo is located right next to the entrance to Volkel Air Base. Many animals can be found in the zoo, from almost all continents. The most notable include the clouded leopard , tayra , wolverine , snow goat, Siberian fireweasel, ring-tailed mongoose, Asiatic rubella, and the American black bear.

Dierenrijk

Dierenrijk is a zoo in Mierlo close to Eindhoven , located in Gulbergen. Animals can be seen up close in the park. There are almost a hundred different animal species. A farmhouse in Brabant acts as the entrance. The original slogan The Children 's Zoo was recently changed to Enjoy together .

Droomvlucht

Droomvlucht

Theme Parks

Droomvlucht is a dark ride opened in 1993 in the Dutch amusement park Efteling . In the theme ride, hanging gondolas travel a distance of 425 meters past various fairytale or dreamlike scenes with forests, castles, fairies , elves , trolls and other fairytale creatures. Although no consistent story is told at Droomvlucht and the various scenes are only loosely linked, Droomvlucht claims to be the most visited and most popular attraction in the Efteling.

Map of attractions in North Brabant

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