The South and East: Brabant, Limburg and Veluwe

The OudegrachtThe northern part of the canal presumably dates back to around the year 1000, while the southern part was started in 1122. Once the city locks were completed in 1275 and the water level remained constant, dry cellars and quays at water level could be built along the banks – these are the wharves that distinguish Utrecht from other canal cities.MuseumsCentraal Museum: Art, fashion, and city history.Museum Speelklok: Self-playing musical instruments, from music boxes to barrel organs.Spoorwegmuseum: The national railway museum housed in a 19th-century train station.Museum Catharijneconvent: History of Christianity in the Netherlands.Nijntje Museum: A play world for young children centered around Dick Bruna's character Miffy.MusicThe Festival Oude Muziek dedicates itself to early music each year in late August and early September. Concerts of all genres take place at the TivoliVredenburg music venue.

The Jheronimus Bosch Art Center is dedicated to the painter Hieronymus Bosch and displays his work in reproductions. The Noordbrabants Museum exhibits art and history of the province, including works by Vincent van Gogh. The oldest house in the city is De Moriaan, dating from the 13th century; the citadel was built after the Dutch conquest of the city in 1629.The local specialty is the Bossche Bol, a chocolate-covered cream puff. Carnival has been widely celebrated since the 19th century – the city calls itself Oeteldonk during these days. The Oeteldonksgemintemuzejum is dedicated to this theme.

The park is divided into four main realms. In **Marerijk** in the northwest are the Fairytale Forest, the themed ride Droomvlucht (1993), and the Mad House Villa Volta (1996). **Reizenrijk** in the northeast houses the indoor roller coaster Vogel Rok (1998) and Carnaval Festival. In **Anderrijk** in the southwest, you'll find the rafting ride Piraña (1983) and the dark ride Fata Morgana (1986). Most roller coasters are in **Ruigrijk** in the southeast, including the looping roller coaster Python (1981), the wooden roller coaster Joris en de Draak (2010), and the Dive Coaster Baron 1898 (2015).Newer attractions include the dark ride Symbolica (2017), the roller coaster Max & Moritz (2020), and Danse Macabre (2024), which has replaced the former show Spookslot. The park's appearance was shaped by illustrator Anton Pieck until 1975, and thereafter by Ton van de Ven.

Two major churches characterize the Old Town: the predominantly Romanesque Sint-Servaasbasiliek with the tomb of Saint Servatius and its treasury, as well as the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek, whose current building dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. A former Dominican church now serves as a bookstore, the Boekhandel Dominicanen.The Bonnefantenmuseum on the banks of the Meuse displays ancient and contemporary art in a building by Aldo Rossi. Each spring, the art and antiques fair TEFAF takes place in Maastricht with around 240 exhibitors. The carnival season begins on November 11th and ends on Ash Wednesday.

In the north of the park is the Kröller-Müller Museum, which opened in 1938. It features works by Vincent van Gogh, Picasso, and Mondrian; the sculpture garden displays works by Rodin, Henry Moore, and other sculptors from around 1900.The Jachthuis Sint Hubertus is an early 20th-century hunting lodge designed by architect H. P. Berlage. It can only be visited to a limited extent and with a guided tour. Beneath the visitor center is the Museonder, a museum dedicated to life underground.