Tips & Tricks
Ziggo Dome (De Passage 100, Amsterdam) – a 17,000-seat multi-use indoor arena in Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome is an emerging larger-sized venue that attracts rock, pop and other musical acts. American alternative rock band Pearl Jam was the first international band to perform there, just after that arena’s inauguration in June 2012. Among the other acts […]
Miniworld Rotterdam (Weena 745, Rotterdam) — Covering 500 sq. meters, Miniworld Rotterdam is the largest indoor miniature world in the Netherlands. With city views, polder landscapes, harbour areas and more than 100 model trains traveling around over 2 kilometres of rails. Fully automatic model cars also drive by the many buildings; every 24 minutes the […]
Peace Palace (Dutch: Vredespaleis) (The Hague) — the UN International Court of Justice is housed in the Vredespaleis. The grand building was donated by American steel maker Andrew Carnegie for use by the International Court of Arbitration, an early international body whose goal was the prevention of war. The Peace Palace’s Visitors Centre is […]
Pathé de Kuip (Cor Kieboomplein 501, Rotterdam) — Relax and watch a film on one of the fourteen screens at Pathé de Kuip cinema. Every week Pathé offers an up-to-date and wide assortment of films, from action-packed excitement to romance and from thrillers to science fiction. The cinema is easily accessible by both car and […]
Grote Markt (Haarlem) — Large Grote Markt, with its flanks of restaurants and cafés and a clutch of historical buildings, is a good place to start an exploration of Haarlem (the capital of the province of North Holland – located just 20 km west of Amsterdam). In the center of the square stands the 17th-century […]
Rotterdam Walk of Fame (Schiedamsedijk Waterstad, 3011, Rotterdam) – like the one in Hollywood, this walk of fame (located in the heart of Rotterdam) features handprints from luminaries including Bryan Adams, Bryan Ferry, Dizzy Gillespie, ‘Diamond’ David Lee Roth, Kamahl, Roxette, Willie Nelson – and even Spandau Ballet. This is the largest star boulevard in […]