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 A zoo with class |
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40 Amsterdam 1018 CZ Netherlands +31 (0)20 523 3400 http://www.artis.nl |
This old-world city park offers winding paths, majestic trees and monumental historic buildings that give it a special, 19th century atmosphere. The on-site zoo hosts more than 8000 animals, two museums, a planetarium and a magnificent aquarium. Courses ranging from astrology to drawing can also be taken here. See website for complete list of attractions, admission prices, other visitor information and more. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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More than 6,000 different kinds of plants |
Plantage Middenlaan 2a Amsterdam 1018 DD Netherlands +31 (0)20 625 9021 http://www.hortus-botanicus.nl |
The Hortus Botanicus, created in 1682, has more than 6,000 different kinds of plants. There is a huge, almost futuristic, three-climate greenhouse with the flora of three different climates - tropics, subtropics and desert. Apart from this, there is a palm house with 300-year-old trees. During the autumn half-term holidays there is a Kabouterpad (dwarf path), a sort of hunt for children around 10 years old. On Wednesday afternoons and all day Saturday, children between 6 and 12 years old can join the Openluchtatelier (open air workshop) for drawing and painting. See website for complete list of amenities. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Photo: Marit Boers |
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 Photo: Derek Sherman |
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Wold's largest flower garden |
Stationsweg 166 A Amsterdam 90.0416666666667 Netherlands +31 (0)25 246 5555 http://www.keukenhof.nl |
The Netherlands is known for wooden shoes, windmills and...flowers! That's right, tulips to be more precise. So, a trip to this fair country isn't complete before visiting the largest garden in the world. This "kitchen garden" is the former estate of a 15th-century countess. Today, more than 7 million flowers are on display here, and during particularly cold winters, some 5,000 square meters of greenhouses are built to house flowers indoors. There are also several restaurants. To get here, take a train from Amsterdam to Leiden, and then go to the bus station next door and catch bus number 54 (departing every half hour) to the Keukenhof. The bus trip is about 30 minutes long. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 City Center Green |
vondelpark Amsterdam 1054 ET Netherlands +31 20 523 7790 |
This large, green oasis was created in the second half of the 19th century, and named after the poet Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), a statue of whom was unveiled here in 1867. Today Vondelpark, one of the most-visited spots in the city, is a restful haven for citizens away from the city's chaos. Come here for inline skating, let your children play in the large playground or have a cup of coffee on one of the four terraces. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Bas van Gaalen |
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 Photo: Joris Gillet |
 Photo: Lori Lens-FitzGerald |
 Photo: Paul Siegmann |
 Photo: Laurens Vreekamp |
 Photo: Urska Merc |
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Old factory, now a beautiful monument |
Haarlemmerweg 8 Amsterdam 1014 BE Netherlands +31 (0)20 586 0710 http://www.westergasfabriek.nl |
The Westergasfabriek (Western Gas Factory) is a former coal gasification plant. It is located just west of the city near both the railway line and the waterfront. Once natural gas was introduced in the mid-1960s, the plant became functionally obsolete. The Westergas plant closed in 1967. The gasworks site consists of nineteen buildings including an immense gas tank. Thirteen are protected as historic buildings under Dutch law. They were built between 1885 and 1905 in a neo-renaissance style, and thus have historical significance. Despite the residual contamination, the local district council, working with its project team and the community, built new relationships and strategies that helped design a new community park, preserved the historic buildings and established the Westergas as an international cultural venue. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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