Family attractions
Family attractions in the Netherlands
Zoos, science museums, theme parks and easy wins with children.
Editor's pickSouth Holland & Delta · Family attractions
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Trix the T. rex, and one of the largest natural history collections in the world.
South Holland & Delta · Family attractions
Madurodam
The whole country at one twenty-fifth scale, open every day of the year.
Amsterdam & Randstad · Family attractions
Vondelpark
The city's decompression chamber, free and never closed.
South & Limburg · Family attractions
Efteling theme park day ticket
The Netherlands' strongest family attraction outside Amsterdam.
Amsterdam & Randstad · Family attractions
ARTIS Royal Zoo
An 1838 zoo laid out as a park, with a planetarium and a microbe museum.
South Holland & Delta · Family attractions
Euromast
The 1960 tower that still explains the port better than any map.
Amsterdam & Randstad · Family attractions
NEMO Science Museum
Five floors of hands-on science under a free public roof terrace.
Central Netherlands · Family attractions
Het Spoorwegmuseum
The national railway museum, in a disused station you arrive at by train.
Amsterdam & Randstad · Family attractions
A'DAM LOOKOUT
The panoramic deck across the IJ, plus a swing over the edge.
East & North · Family attractions
Ecomare
Seal and bird rescue with an aquarium, open all but two days a year.