De Haar Castle
Built at the turn of the 20th century, De Haar Castle in Haarzuilens matches the ideal image of a medieval fortress.
Utrecht Highlights
National Military Museum
Museum presenting the past, present & future of the Dutch armed forces, featuring extensive military hardware.
Railway Museum
The Dutch Railway Museum is one of the most enjoyable museums in the country for families with children.
Rietveld Schröder House
Modernist house built in 1924 by De Stijl designer Gerrit Rietveld for Truus Schröder-Schräder.
Centraal Museum
Museum showcasing art, design & fashion, and local history from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Museum House Doorn
House Doorn is where German Emperor Wilhelm II lived after he fled to the Netherlands at the end of World War I.
Amerongen Castle
The 17th-century manor house where Germany’s last Emperor Wilhelm II signed his abdication.
Zuylen Castle
The ancestral home of the Van Tuyll family, a 16th-century castle with a distinctive 18th-century look & feel.
Further Recommendations
Amersfoort Zoo
Small family-friendly zoo geared toward children.
Café Graaf Floris
Don’t leave Utrecht without having coffee & appelbol here.
Café Olivier
Belgian beer café in a former church.
Dom Cathedral
Gothic cathedral noted for its historic cloisters.
Dom Tower
The highest church tower in the Netherlands.
DOMunder
Underground discovery tour through 2,000 years.
Fotodok
Photographic art gallery.
Huisje van Sluijmer
Three-by-five-meter seven-storey modern house.
Kaapse Bossen
Forest with a 25-m-high observation tower.
Kunsthal Kade
Art gallery showing mainly modern & contemporary art.
Miffy Museum
Children’s museum starring Miffy.
Mondriaan House
The birthplace of artist Piet Mondrian.
Museum Catharijneconvent
Religious art museum exploring Christianity from the Middle Ages to today.
Museum Hoge Woerd
Archaeological museum built around the remains of a Roman fort & ancient ship.
Museum Speelklok
Museum of self-playing musical instruments, from music boxes to fairground organs.
Pyramid of Austerlitz
Napoleonic-era pyramid built by French troops in 1804 to fight their boredom.
Rietveld Route
5-km-long walking tour dedicated to architect Gerrit Rietveld.
Soesterberg Airbase Park
Former RNLAF & USAF airbase, now a park.
Sonnenborgh
19th-century observatory, now a museum.
Soviet War Cemetery
Russian World War II cemetery.
TivoliVredenburg
Concert hall.
University Museum
History of science museum.
Utrecht Archives
Local history museum.
Utrecht Botanic Gardens
The largest academic botanic garden in the Netherlands.
Utrecht Library
Former post office by Joseph Crouwel, built in Amsterdam School style.
Van Ravesteyn House
Modernist house by architect Sybold van Ravesteyn.
Water Defence Line Museum
Museum about the historic Dutch Water Defence Line.
Witches Weigh House
Museum about the persecution of witches.
Woerden Cheese Market
Cheese trading on Saturday mornings.