De Hoge Veluwe National Park
De Hoge Veluwe National Park offers a great opportunity for a day out, with its diverse landscape and the fascinating Kröller-Müller Museum.
Veluwe Highlights
Dutch Open-Air Museum
Living history museum depicting daily life in the Netherlands from the dawn of industrialization onwards.
Kröller-Müller Museum
Contemporary art museum.
Palace Het Loo
King William & Queen Mary’s summer residence, featuring one of Europe’s major gardens of the baroque era.
Airborne Museum Hartenstein
Museum dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem (1944).
Burgers’ Zoo
Probably the most beautiful zoo in the Netherlands.
Doorwerth Castle
The oldest part dating back to 1280, Doorwerth Castle is a lovely 17th-century castle on the bank of the Nederrijn river.
Veluwezoom National Park
Nature reserve with forests, heath & sand drifts, ideal for hiking & cycling.
Further Recommendations
Airborne at the Bridge
Exhibition dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem (1944).
Apenheul
Primate zoo.
Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
Commonwealth World War II cemetery for servicemen killed in the Battle of Arnhem (1944).
Bronbeek Museum
Colonial museum dedicated to the Dutch East Indies & the KNIL army.
Café Dudok
The apple pie from Dudok’s patisserie is quite delicious.
Cannenburch Castle
18th-century castle.
Dolfinarium
Europe’s biggest marine mammal park.
Duno Estate
The prospect from the moraine is great.
Dutch Water Museum
Museum dedicated to water management & purification.
Eusebius Church
Medieval church.
Het Arnhemse Bakkertje
Artisanal baker of the grofje, a local specialty.
Kootwijkerzand Observation Tower
13½-m-high tower overlooking Western Europe’s largest sand drift.
Museum Arnhem
Contemporary art & design museum.
Noord-Veluws Museum
Mainly impressionist paintings from the Veluwe.
Radio Kootwijk
Former radio transmission station in a nature reserve with forests, heath & sand drifts.
Rosendael Castle
Early-20th-century manor house with a lovely garden.
Staverden Estate
Staverden, an estate that was granted city rights in 1298 but never expanded, is now the smallest city in the Netherlands.
St Hubertus Hunting Lodge
Country house by architect H.P. Berlage.
Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij
Heritage railway line.
Zypendaal House
18th-century country estate.