Set in a large park, the Artis Royal Zoo is the Netherlands' oldest mainland zoo. Along with the usual stalwarts, including a baby elephant called Mumba,...
Plantage Kerklaan 38-40
The Amsterdamse Bos visitor centre recounts the history and use of the Amsterdamse Bos. Its mock woodland grotto, which can turn from day to night at the...
Bosbaanweg 5, near Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdamse Bos
If your children insist on the big Disney experience (with prices to match), this is the next best thing. An enormous fairytale forest peopled with dwarves...
Europalaan 1, Kaatsheuvel, Noord Brabant
This beautiful garden has been here since 1682, although it was set up 50 years earlier when East India Company ships brought back tropical plants and seeds...
Plantage Middenlaan 2AAmsterdam's largest green space is named after the city's best-known poet, Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), whose controversial play Lucifer caused the...
Main entrance 1e Constantijn Huygensstraat (opposite Zandpad and Vossiusstraat)