Kinderdijk Molens
Kinderdijk is located sixty miles south of Amsterdam. Here nineteen glorious masterpieces, all dating from 1740, compete for the visitors' attention. Kinderdijk is one of the best known sights of Holland and together with the Zaanse Schans, Kinderdijk is probably one of the best known ...
Forteiland IJmuiden
Fort Island IJmuiden is located at the mouth of the North Sea and is part of the 'Stelling van Amsterdam' (Defense line of Amsterdam). This Island Fort was built around 1885 and acted as a key defense post of the city gate. The beautiful, half underground fort is the largest one and is a UNESCO site. In World War II, the Fort Island was part ...