Best places: Tourist attractions in Utrecht, Netherlands

19th-century, medieval-style palace with landscaped gardens that host regular fairs & events.

University gardens originally established in 1639, featuring diverse plants & tropical greenhouses.

👍👍 Beautiful courtyard garden next to the Cathedral. A place where you can unwind. Many (school) artists come here to do a drawing.

Interactive museum set in a restored 19th-century station, tracing the history of rail travel.

Gothic 95-meter-high church tower with 17th century carillon & 465 steps leading to panoramic views.

Bike trails, a skating area & kids' playground, plus a lily pond & butterfly garden.

Self-playing musical instrument collection, from music boxes to clocks, pianolas & barrel organs.

Storied Gothic cathedral retaining a landmark tower, choir & transept, plus a courtyard.

👍👍 Great place for kids with a nice playground, and a haystack which my kid loved the most. Restaurant is worth a visit too and the shop has real cute gifts.

Urban green space dating from 1903, with tranquil paths, an outdoor stage & fallow deer in a meadow.

👍👍 This place comes to life in summer. It is very beautifully maintained and has vibrant variety of colourful flowers and grass.

UNESCO-listed 1920s residence by a local architect & designer, with multifunctional spaces.

18th-century wind-driven sawmill, open on Saturdays for demonstrations & guided tours.

Large urban green space with public art, playgrounds & a skatepark, plus a long plant wall.

Museum concentrating on the Dutch Christian experience with master paintings & modern artifacts.

👍👍 One of the most beautiful Churches I have ever visited. Truly stunning. As I understand it, the Diocese wanted to get rid of it some years ago, (typical!), but the parish priest and congregation would not accept this and so kept the Church going themselves, hosting concerts for supplementary incom...

At Agnietenstraat Number 2, a museum of over 1,500 m2 tailored to visitors with young children.

19th-century observatory with 3 telescopes, home to astronomy exhibitions & stargazing nights.

Canal-side park built on former city walls in the 19th century & now popular with joggers & walkers.

This area was fortified in the 16th century & landscaped as a park sometime around 1860.