An interactive experience where you can explore our country’s best-known traditions, landscapes and cultural icons through 10 immersive rooms in just over an hour. You will step inside a canal boat, cycle to music, wander through a giant tulip field and watch Dutch masterpieces come to life.
Highlights of Holland is designed as a walk-through attraction where you move from one themed room to the next. Each space focuses on a different part of the Dutch identity, using storytelling, props, light effects and interactive installations.
Upon arrival you will wait at the “Bruine kroeg”, an authentic “brown pub” that you will frequently encounter in the city centre. Here you can buy and drink some coffee, chocolate or other cold drinks.
The first room is inspired by the Amsterdam canal cruise boats. You will hear in an entertaining way about our history. After the boat ride you will enter the biking room, here you will experience how Dutchies bike while making your own electronic music. The room has different bikes, small ones for the kids, middle and high ones as well. If you are going in a group and aren’t a big fan of biking, you can always use the “bakfiets”. A traditional bike used to transport kids, animals, things and sometimes other adults.
The building has different photo opportunities, there is one room dedicated to make photo illusion pictures. After the pictures you will go to the windmill, here you have three games and will compete with the whole room. No worries, it’s a small group.
One of our favorite rooms is the tulip garden, here you can lay down or walk while tall tulips change colors. A perfect moment to relax. The second favorite room was the one with the paintings, but we don’t want to spoil too much! Just know that you will make a lot of pictures and videos to share.
This experience is a true gem, rather than simply reading or listening information, you are invited to step into the spaces and interact while learning and laughing!
Highlights of Holland opened last december and is still largely under the radar, which is exactly why it’s worth visiting now! There is nothing else in Amsterdam compares: ten immersive rooms, each one a different piece of Dutch identity, designed to be interacted with. The experience is ideal to take pictures thanks to their beautifully decorated rooms!
One practical note: the system for moving between rooms is through a count down on screens. It works well, but it’s just worth knowing in advance, so you know where to keep an eye on during the visit. There are hosts present at the start of the experience and occasionally in some rooms. The experience has an audio guide in Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese.
During our visit we had all the room to interact with the installations because the groups are kept to around 12 people. That made the experience very comfortable.
For the price, the value is high. Most attractions and museums in the city have a similar price, so you know that you are paying a fair price. The only “disadvantage” could be that they are a far from other museums, but it’s literally 15 minutes from Centraal Station. Tip, if you visit after 16:00 you can grab dinner after the experience at Hummus & Habibis, a delicious syrian restaurant across the street.
What we like about Highlights of Holland is the innovation. The attraction suits perfectly to the new way of exploring a museum: interactive, fun, with pictures opportunities and creative. Besides it’s suitable for every age, so that makes it easier if you are visiter with younger kids.
Go to Highlights of Holland is you want a completely new interactive experience where you can learn about the Dutch cultural heritage in an unique way. Ideal for culture lovers, adventurous travelers anf families. By booking thor our website you get exclusive 20% discount, €20 per visitor instead of €25!
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The tickets are only sold online, you can’t buy them directly at the door. The whole experience lasts around 75 minutes and all ages are welcome. It’s possible to reschedule your visit up to 48 hours through this contact form, make sure to add your ticket ID in the request.
Arrive 15 minutes before your time slot, if you are late you might join the next available time slot if the experience isn’t sold out for the day.
There are free lockers that you can use. They work through a QR code that you can find on the right side of the locker unit. If you use them without the QR-code then it might take a while to open it up (talking from own experience).
Kids up to 4 years enter for free. From 5 to 17 years they pay €14,95. There are different discounts depending on your group, so check it out in the booking site!
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The building is located at Spaarndammerstraat 460, Amsterdam. There is no private parking at the attraction, but there are public parking spaces in the surrounding streets, the hourly rate is €6.95.
From Amsterdam Central Station, the attraction is about 15 minutes by bus. You can take the following busses:
Bus 22 to Station Sloterdijk | 🕘 15 minutes. Step out at Assendelftstraat and walk one minute to the attraction.
Bus 18 to Slotervaart | 🕘 19 minutes. Step out at Haarlemmerplein and walk 6 minutes.
Bus 48 to Houthavens | 🕘 19 minutes. Step out at Spaarndammerstraat and walk 6 minutes.
You can also bike, it would be about 11 minutes from Centraal Station.
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