Best places: Tourist attractions in Haarlem, Netherlands

18th-century riverside windmill with scenic views, an educational museum & guided tours.

Museum with guided tours of a onetime family home used to hide Jews during World War II.

Displays on art & science, from paintings and prints to fossils & scientific instruments.

👍👍 Very beautiful mosque. Many Muslims from different nations comes to pray.

Art-rich towering Gothic church, home to the ornate Muller organ, played by both Handel & Mozart.

Gallery in a 17th-century building dedicated to portrait painter Frans Hals & the Dutch Old Masters.

👍👍 A great place to relax🙂😊🤸🧘🏃👍👫👪

👍👍 It was created in 1355 and is the only remaining city gate from the defenses of Haarlem. Until the 17th century it was the city gate used for traffic by land eastwards towards Spaarnwoude over the Laeghe weg (now Oude weg). In 1631 the Haarlemmertrekvaart was dug, which shortened the waterway from H...

👍👍 Visited the NZH Transport Museum today. What an incredibly fun experience! Beautiful old trams, buses, images and lots of information! Nice to be on buses again that I traveled with very often in my youth! What makes this museum so special are the volunteers. Lots of knowledge, enthusiastic about e...

👍 Nice place for a walk around, lots of insects and pretty plants. The bees seemed very happy. My boyfriend enjoyed the spicy spinach toastie and the beer on tap at the café. I have coeliac disease so unfortunately nothing was safe for me as staff informed me that cross contamination was a risk. I did...

🫤 They refuse to hand you the bike unless they get to confiscate your ID or passport. This is illegal and you can contact the police about it. Two stars because the refund was quick. EDIT: In their response, they claim that they spoke to me about this for two days and that I became verbal. This is n...

The seat of the city's government, dating from the 14th c., with a collection of historical artwork.

Small museum in lower level of 17th-c. Vleeshal building presenting local archaeology exhibits.

Neoclassical government building dating to the 18th century, with some rooms open for public tours.

😐 Nieuwe Kerk is a 17th-century church at Nieuwe Kerksplein. This is one of the stops along the Visit Haarlem self-walk tour around the Haarlem. Unfortunately, the church was not open when we passed by so I'm not sure if it is regularly open for visitation or not. Regardless, the exterior and church...

👍👍 A hall full of music: While barrel organs are not always appreciated on the street, they come into their own here in Haarlem. A collection of organs whose history goes back up to 100 years, and which are also excellently maintained. This way you hear and see the barrel organ not only as traditional...

Originally an almshouse, these historical brick residences surround a scenic courtyard.

Interactive exhibits on psychiatry in a 16th-century former mental institution & leper home.

16th-century hospital building, now housing a museum of local history with a model city.