Place8,6/10
Hooglandse Kerk
Free-to-visit late-Gothic church with enormous windows, a 65.70-metre transept, historic organs and a distinctive unfinished silhouette.
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Museums in the Netherlands
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Hortus botanicus Leiden
Historic botanical garden with glasshouses, unusual plants and quiet spots by the canal.
Place8,9/10
Museum De Lakenhal
Leiden’s museum of art and history, housed in the historic cloth hall.
Place8,9/10
Naturalis
National natural-history museum and research institute with T. rex Trix, nine thematic galleries, LiveScience and many interactive family elements.
Place8,8/10
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Museum covering five centuries of science and medicine in a historic former hospital.
Place8,5/10
National Museum of Antiquities
The Netherlands’ national archaeological museum, with the complete Temple of Taffeh, a world-class Egyptian collection and major objects from Greece, Rome and the early Netherlands.
Place8,6/10
Wereldmuseum Leiden
Museum of world cultures, human stories and international collections near the station.
Zegerplas lake
Walk Alphen's well-known lake circuit and combine water, nature, small beaches, sport and nearby hospitality in Park Zegersloot.