Best places: Museums in Netherlands

Museum with the world's oldest private car collection, with cars dating from the 19th century.

Offbeat urban museum housing modern & vintage pinball machines, including some that can be played.

Government collection of hundreds of Dutch paintings, with works by Rembrandt & Vermeer.

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

Riverside village with traditional windmills & workshops making wooden clogs, cheese & pewter goods.

Indoor playground for adults & accompanied kids with surreal & colorful rooms created by artists.

Canalside house with accurately moving model of the solar system built by a wool carder in 1774–81.

Unique, contemporary museum with interactive, educational exhibits on the world of microorganisms.

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

👍👍 Such a fun time. The school kids were there on a field trip. They were all smiles. The staff keeps your food cups filled. They answer questions and ask if we need anything. No rushing took our time.

👍👍 What a fantastic place with so much nostalgia! This gives you the true arcade experience and it is very affordable. I went with a group where most of us purchased the discount ticket that gives you access for 8 hours in total and time went by really fast. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The...

Small museum of the contemporary Dutch artist's humorous paintings & drawings, with audio tours.

👍👍 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...

👍👍 Unique and mesmerising place to visit. A lady and her son make doll-houses and city-scapes in their workshop and fill them with little mouse dolls. They then write stories about adventures of the mice and take pictures of the mice in their environment as illustrations for their books. The books are...

👍👍 Phenomenal! The Tulip Experience Amsterdam is amazing! Huge field of assorted tulips in a variety of colours in fantastic condition for gorgeous photos! Props and displays scattered around the fields for photo opportunities. When you enter you walk through a museum style display informing you in s...

Venue recreating the experience of the blind or visually impaired, including 1hr tours in the dark.

👍👍 A wonderfully associative exhibition of contemporary art in a beautiful, for the purpose build museum, respectfully set in a castle garden. Art, architecture and surroundings in perfect harmony (however, and fortunately, the art itself is not seeking harmony). What more to say? Go there and see it f...

👍👍 What a fantastic tour. Angel was our hostess for the day and she was amazing. She answered every question we had (and I had a few lol) and recommended a few items (which we have brought 😝) The club was immaculately clean. Best part of our holiday. Want to go back one day and actually go to the even...

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

Museum housing the world's largest collection of Van Gogh paintings, alongside drawings & letters.