South Holland - 87 Attractions You Must Visit

Drievliet Family Park is a Dutch amusement park in The Hague , South Holland , which opened in 1938.

The Fotomuseum Den Haag is a photography museum in The Hague . The museum was founded in 2002 as part of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and works closely with the Print Room of Leiden University Library. Each year, the Fotomuseum Den Haag organizes approximately six exhibitions on the most diverse periods, disciplines and genres of photographic history.

The Gevangenpoort is a medieval prison in The Hague . A museum has been housed in the building since 1882 . The prison gate is close to the Binnenhof and the Hofvijver . Behind the gate is what is now called the " Place " in The Hague . At the head of this square was 'het Groene Zoodje '. This was usually the place of execution , but whippings were also given here. The prison gate belongs to the ' Top 100 of the Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg '.

The Grote Kerk is a majestic church in the Brabantine Gothic style, and the largest church in the city. It was built between 1284 and 1470, though some parts are newer. It became a Protestant church in 1572, and remains an active church, now owned by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.

Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk is a Protestant church in Rotterdam. It is the only remnant of the medieval city of Rotterdam.The church was built between 1449 and 1525.This basilica was the first all stone building in Rotterdam. Many important events took place here.

Het Nieuwe Instituut in the South Holland city of Rotterdam is a museum for architecture , design and digital culture , and a platform for the creative industry. Exhibitions and debates are organized on the various design disciplines such as graphic design, product design, games, fashion, architecture, urban design and landscape architecture.

The Park is the oldest park in Rotterdam after the Oude Plantage , located west of the Center . The Park is located between the Nieuwe Maas , the Parkhaven , the Westzeedijk and the Scheepvaartkwartier . Many events have been held in the Park over the years. The Park looks like one whole, but it actually consists of two parts. This is because it was built on the spot where two country estates used to be.

The Hortus Botanicus Leiden is the oldest surviving botanic garden in the Netherlands and was founded in 1590 at the Rapenburg in Leiden and owned by the university.The greenhouses with Victoria amazonica and other tropical plants, and the large collection of sub-tropical plants in the recently renovated Orangery and the new Winter Garden draw many visitors. The park itself is an oasis inside the old city, with many more interesting plants and trees.

Huis Van Gijn is a museum , located in two monumental buildings on the Nieuwe Haven in Dordrecht , in the Dutch province of South Holland . The main building is the former home of the namesake, Simon van Gijn . The museum is set up in such a way that it seems as if time has stood still and the visitor can see what life was like a hundred years and more ago.

This is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many things to see.

A majestic museum, which was named after Willem Hendrik Jacob van Westreenen van Tiellandt on the Prinsessegracht 30 in The Hague.The museum has a collection of books from all periods of Western history. Medieval manuscripts, their manufacture, restoration, and accompanying research are one of the most important features of the collection. It is remarkable for its collection of sculpture, books, etchings, and paintings.

Clingendael is the name of a 17th-century manor house and surrounding parkland just outside The Hague, Netherlands, in the municipality of Wassenaar. Since 1982, it houses the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael. It features a grand rambling villa in a lovely baroque colonial style, whose grounds and garden are the rival of any in France or England.

Japanmuseum SieboldHuis, is a museum on the Rapenburg in the Dutch city of Leiden . The museum displays objects that Philipp Franz von Siebold collected between 1823 and 1829 during his stay on Deshima , the Dutch trading settlement near Nagasaki in Japan . It also acts as a museum of Japanese culture.The SieboldHuis has a permanent exhibition of maps, rocks, animals and plants, utensils and art. In addition, changing exhibitions offer a varied program of Japanese art.

Duivenvoorde is a country estate with a stately castle in the form of a moated nobleman's house and has a total of 23 complex parts. [1] It is located in the Duivenvoorde corridor under the South Holland town of Voorschoten . The construction of the current seventeenth-century country estate was completed in 1631. Today the castle can be visited as a museum. The monumental walking park can be visited all year round. It is also an official wedding location also.

Keukenhof Castle in the South Holland town of Lisse was originally built in 1642 as a classicist country house by Adriaen Maertensz. Block , a former commander of the VOC in the Moluccas. The castle has an important collection of furniture and portraits, including by Nicolaes Maes . The Chinese and Japanese porcelain is arranged in a 17th-century fashion in a unique and purpose-built cabinet, with an exuberant fireplace in the style of Daniël Marot .

This is a famous tulip garden and one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. It covers an area of 32 hectares and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually. This garden also features numerous other flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises.

Kralingen Lake is a body of water of approximately 100 hectares, which is used for small water sports and sport fishing. There are five water sports associations, such as the Rotterdamsche Zeilvereeniging RZV, Koninklijke Roei- en Zeilvereniging De Maas , Boudewina and the Kralingsche Zeil Club . The first association that organized water sports in the lake was Zeilvereeniging Kralingen in 1908, later merged into the Water Sports Association Rotterdam .

The Kunsthal Rotterdam , opened in 1992, is an exhibition space in Rotterdam . It is the first Kunsthal in the Netherlands. The building is located in the Museum Park and has an entrance on Westzeedijk opposite Koningin Emmaplein . Next to the Kunsthal is the Natural History Museum Rotterdam.

Kunstinstituut Melly is a contemporary art gallery located in a former school building on Witte de Withstraat, in Rotterdam. It presents curated exhibitions, symposiums, live events, educational programs, and has a separate art literature publishing arm.

The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is a museum for modern arts and crafts in The Hague . It was founded in 1866 as the Museum of Modern Art. ​​​​​​​Its collection of Modern Art offers an overview of Dutch art since the early 19th century, supplemented with characteristic examples of art that emerged in other countries during the same period. Collection cores are: the Hague School , Symbolism around 1900, the artists around De Stijl and the Bauhaus and Expressionism .