Market
Markthal
Rotterdam, Netherlands
A huge arched food hall with a giant ceiling mural and dozens of food stalls.
Historic site · Netherlands · Zuid-Holland
Kinderdijk Windmills
A UNESCO-listed row of historic windmills that kept the polders dry.
UNESCO World Heritage Paid entry about 2.5 h
For storytellers
Why Kinderdijk Windmills matters
Kinderdijk has nineteen windmills lined up along the canals, built to drain the low-lying land. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that shows the ingenuity of Dutch water management. You can walk or cycle along the paths, visit a mill and take a boat trip.
Talking points
- It shows how windmills drained the land.
- You can visit one mill's interior.
- Walk or cycle along the canals.
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Good to know: Reach it by water bus from Rotterdam.
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