Best places: History museums in Netherlands

Dutch aviation & military history museum on an ex-airfield, with a kids' zone, cafe & meeting space.

Audio tours of enigmatic, 17th-century house with an ornate catholic church hidden on the top floor.

👍👍 In this incredible museum you will mainly learn about the Battle of the Scheldt which was the longest and fiercest battle that was fought in the Netherlands which actually played out from October 2 until November 8, of 1944. But being such a important battle it's pretty odd that museums on this imp...

19th-century building housing Dutch Golden Age painting masterpieces & vast European art collection.

19th-century, medieval-style palace with landscaped gardens that host regular fairs & events.

Traditional, family-run clog-making workshop with demonstrations, a museum & shop.

👍👍 The Oranjehotel was the name the Dutch attributed to the Scheveningen prison during the Second World War. Here the Germans detained over 25,000 people for interrogation and prosecution. Those who violated regulations imposed by the Germans covered a broad spectrum and came from all corners of the Ne...

👍👍 Fantastic and unforgettable experience! A must have visit for any computer enthusiast. Price/quality ratio unbeatable. Extremely wide collection of retro computers, starting from analogues, through first machines from IIWW till today. Busines and home computers, and also game consoles - many of th...

👍👍 Echt terug in de tijd van hoe het was in Brabant rond 1900, geweldig!! En brabantse gastvrijheid, geschikt voor een leuke dag uit en bovendien leerzaam ook!!

Interactive museum set in a restored 19th-century station, tracing the history of rail travel.

Interactive museum in former storehouse with virtual voyages & a replica 18th-century merchant ship.

National archaeology museum with noted collections of Egyptian, Greek & Roman artifacts.

Museum opened in 1854, with displays including locally found bog bodies & some artworks by Van Gogh.

Restored 11th-century fortress & museum of 19th-century life, with guided tours & an event program.

Unusual museum for all ages, with items focusing on the last century of the local area's history.

Elegant 1600s manor house featuring landscaped gardens & a moat, plus a restaurant & concerts.

Preserved mansion with historic interiors dating from the time when Emperor Wilhelm II lived here.

👍👍 Absolutely brilliant place to visit!!! For the old and the young Great displays inside and great outside attractions too I was punching in time whilst waiting on the ferry and searched on Google for local attractions Really worth a visit!! Food available and so much for kids to do I had a great time...

Ruins of a 13th-century brick castle built by William I van Brederode & surrounded by a moat.

Landmark Renaissance-style complex with judicial courts, gardens & a library, plus a visitor center.