The National Monument Camp Vught – or Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch, which has been the German name during the Nazi era – is likely the most illustrative place about cruelties on the Netherlands during the second world war. It has also been a…
Resistance Museum Amsterdam
Even though the Netherlands capitulated against Germany just after a few days under attack during World War II, they have a fascinating history of resisting against the German Nazi occupation. One of the places which is reminding of the behavior…
Dutch Water Museum Arhem
Most museums in Arnhem in the Netherlands I visited were somehow related to WWII and the famous story about the Arnhem Bridge. The more, I felt happy to also learn about a very different topic at my stay there and…
The Dutch Museumkaart – One Year of Culture and History (almost) for free in the Netherlands
If you are on a city trip, you likely fancy to buy a multi-attraction ticket. There are global companies like the CityPass or various local and regional offers, typically. For travelers to the Netherlands, their national museum ticket may be…
Aviodrome Lelystad (Netherlands)
The Aviodrome in Lelystad in the Netherlands calls itself a Luchtvaart Themapark – an “Aviation Theme Park”. You can definitely spent as much time as in some parks on the Lelystad grounds – you might , however, miss the roller coasters if…
Louwman Museum The Hague
The Louwman collection, nowadays driven by the son of founder Pieter Louwman, Evert, is a private collection of oldtimer cars. It used to be named Nationaal Automobiel Museum (“National Car Museum”), before it named back according to the founding and owning family.…
Rembrandt House Museum (Rembrandthuis), Amsterdam
Undoubtedly, Amsterdam is not just a beautiful city, but also a place of rich cultural history. One example for that is the vast list of painters, which are related to the Dutch capital. One of the big names of Amsterdam…
Philips Museum Eindhoven
Some cities are economically dominated by one big company player (which can have good and bad effects). Eindhoven in the Netherlands, for example, is truly Philips-Town. The electronic company had a huge impact on the development of the city since…