Best places: Tourist attractions in Leiden, Netherlands

History museum telling the story of Dutch windmills and featuring an 18th-century windmill.

Botanical gardens, founded in 1590, with a tropical glasshouse, a winter garden & an airy cafe.

National archaeology museum with noted collections of Egyptian, Greek & Roman artifacts.

Former hospital displaying scientific & medical objects dating back to 16th century.

Artworks by Rembrandt, plus Delft crafts & local history in elegant, 17th-century clothmakers' hall.

👍 Very wonderful place! Breathtaking scenery, with lots of blooming now. Walking under the trees makes one relax. You can also just chill out in the cafe with the park, watching families and children playing, or observing the lovely deers nearby, or just reading a book, absolutely deserve visiting o...

Child-friendly natural history museum showing a giant squid, dinosaur bones & large rotating globe.

City park with the remains of a 12th-century castle fortification structure & dramatic views.

Permanent & temporary exhibitions from around the world, including many Japanese artifacts.

👍👍 We visited Morspoort, the western city gate in Leiden, Netherlands. It's a stone gate from 1669, designed by Willem van der Helm. We had a great time exploring this historic spot. The Mannerist architecture was fascinating, and the Morssingel area was beautiful for a leisurely stroll. It was an enjo...

Walking & cycling in a polder landscape with dairy farms, bird habitats & traces of medieval forts.

Domed, astronomical university observatory established in 1633, making it one of the world's oldest.

Landmark, 12th-century former church now hosting grand dinners & parties, conferences & trade shows.

👍👍 The Hooglandse Kerk is a Gothic church in Leiden. Its earliest parts date back to the last quarter of the fourteenth century. Most of the current structure dates from the fifteenth century. The brick church was dedicated to St. Pancras and today serves parishioners of the Protestant Church in the Ne...

👍👍 Nice feeding farm or zoo. It doesn’t matter how you call it but this place is really nice. Animals are clean...there is a playground for kids as well as small restaurant to drink something and have a bite. Kids are really happy to visit this farm!

Site of an 1807 gunpowder explosion, this park is now popular for walks along the canal & picnics.

👍👍 One of the most iconic sights in Leiden, a bit off route for a lot of tourists, but really a must see, water, bridge, windmill, vintage boats, historic buildings and close to the Morspoort, must see.

👍👍 One of the landmarks of Leiden.Hardly ten minutes walking distance from the central station,the atmosphere transports you to another era altogether.Alongside are pretty houses and little bridges surrounding it. This is Molen de Put in Leiden. It is a wooden corn mill replica only 30 years of age. Th...

👍 Small park that has a very nice view of the windmill across the canal.