Best places: Things to dos in Utrecht, Netherlands

Genteel park with lawns by a small lake, plus a statue of Queen Wilhelmina & a summer restaurant.

👍👍 Beautiful courtyard garden next to the Cathedral. A place where you can unwind. Many (school) artists come here to do a drawing.

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

Gothic 95-meter-high church tower with 17th century carillon & 465 steps leading to panoramic views.

Self-playing musical instrument collection, from music boxes to clocks, pianolas & barrel organs.

Storied Gothic cathedral retaining a landmark tower, choir & transept, plus a courtyard.

UNESCO-listed 1920s residence by a local architect & designer, with multifunctional spaces.

Museum concentrating on the Dutch Christian experience with master paintings & modern artifacts.

Modern hotel next to the station offering an industrial-chic restaurant, a bar & an indoor pool.

🫤 I like the place and my son even more but the lack of measures against COVID in the restaurant is worrying. Workers without masks, not ventilation at all, not Corona Check checked. Next time I would bring my own coffee.

👍👍 One of the most beautiful Churches I have ever visited. Truly stunning. As I understand it, the Diocese wanted to get rid of it some years ago, (typical!), but the parish priest and congregation would not accept this and so kept the Church going themselves, hosting concerts for supplementary incom...

At Agnietenstraat Number 2, a museum of over 1,500 m2 tailored to visitors with young children.

19th-century observatory with 3 telescopes, home to astronomy exhibitions & stargazing nights.

Canal-side park built on former city walls in the 19th century & now popular with joggers & walkers.

This area was fortified in the 16th century & landscaped as a park sometime around 1860.

Historical botanical garden with medicinal plants, an old Ginkgo tree & greenhouses, plus a cafe.

Museum in a former school dedicated to working-class people & districts of 19th & 20th centuries.

Underground attraction tracing Dutch history through archaeological ruins dating to 45 CE.

👍👍 A nice

19th-century museum with exhibitions of art & applied art, fashion & the history of Utrecht.