Best places: Museums in Zeist, Netherlands

Dutch aviation & military history museum on an ex-airfield, with a kids' zone, cafe & meeting space.

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

Sprawling botanic garden with conifers & birch trees, plus a network of paths & guided tours.

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

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

Preserved mansion with historic interiors dating from the time when Emperor Wilhelm II lived here.

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

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

👍👍 Small but nice museum on the history of the Dutch cavalry.

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.

Museum in a former school dedicated to working-class people & districts of 19th & 20th centuries.

Underground attraction tracing Dutch history through archaeological ruins dating to 45 CE.

19th-century museum with exhibitions of art & applied art, fashion & the history of Utrecht.

👍 Nice, modern museum with interesting content and things to keep both young and old interested. Not too big, which can be a plus when visiting with young children.

Museum with history exhibits & creative activities, in addition to archives, images & publications.

College museum with collections of curiosities, interactive lab areas & a botanical garden.

👍👍 Nice working museum!

👍👍 Currently until October 2020 a nice exhibition about the history of the beautiful building. Admission with museum card free or without museum card € 5 entrance. After the museum visit you can take a nice walk in the park around it or have something to eat or drink in the coach house next door.

👍👍 The NMM is a fantastic museum. But what many people don't know is that the army logistics department has set up a museum park close to the NMM. The Regiment of Supply & Transport Troops, the Regiment of Technical Troops and the Military Administration Corps maintain the historical collections here....