Netherlands · ATTRACTION TICKETS IN GELDERLAND
The good attraction tickets in Gelderland go weeks ahead and the best go sooner. Below: 8 to book early, what each covers and where they differ.
Spend a full day at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn, touring royal rooms, the House of Orange-Nassau collection, baroque gardens, carriages, and cars. Choose an audio story in Dutch, English, or German, including Willem and Mary, Wilhelmina’s Home, or At Home with the Royals. The palace roof adds a fine view over the gardens.
“Goed. Vriendelijk personeel. Vanuit Den Haag een prima verbinding met het openbaar vervoer”
Spend a full day at the Kröller-Müller Museum in Gelderland, viewing the world’s second largest Van Gogh collection and major works by Monet, Renoir, Picasso, and Mondriaan. Your ticket covers the museum and sculpture garden, but you must buy separate Hoge Veluwe National Park admission in Otterlo or Hoenderloo.
Spend a full day exploring De Hoge Veluwe National Park in Gelderland. Admission includes free use of the park’s white bicycles and access to Museonder. Ride paved paths through forests, heath and sand, watch for wildlife, and add the Kröller-Müller Museum or Jachthuis Sint Hubertus for an extra fee.
Burgers’ Zoo gives you up to eight hours to explore 45 hectares of recreated habitats in Arnhem. Walk through humid jungle, a Mexican-American desert, coral reef displays, savannah plains, Malay rainforest, and a Belize-inspired indoor mangrove. Admission is about $33 per person, with wheelchair access and skip-the-ticket-line entry.
“Nuostabus zoologijos sodas, daugybė įvairių guvūnų, akvariumas ir botanikos kupolai su paukščiais ir drugeliais buvo kažkas wow”
Visit Villa Hartenstein, the former British headquarters during the Battle of Arnhem. Follow the story through British, Polish, German, and civilian viewpoints, then enter the underground Airborne Experience. Audio tours are available in Dutch, English, German, and Polish, with an interactive Soldier Tommy mission for children.
“heel indrukwekkend, je eigen tempo bepalen mbv audio-tour. Schrijnende verhalen van overlevenden, ooggetuigen. De extra tentoonstelling (kelder) over de BIDKL : zeer goed werk doen deze mensen”
Walk through Amsterdam’s story in detailed sand sculptures at De Beeldentuin Garderen. See scenes from the city’s fishing-village beginnings, Golden Age, canals, wartime years, and modern life. Your ticket also includes the full garden, which is wheelchair friendly. Dutch, English, and German assistance is available.
“It was great that we were welcomed as a group with music playing.”
Spend a full day at Arnhem’s Dutch Open Air Museum, where more than 100 historic buildings, farms, windmills, workshops, and homes show how people lived across the Netherlands. Ride the nostalgic tram, meet craftspeople, visit the Canon of the Netherlands, and join optional workshops for an added fee. English and Dutch support is available.
“Just wonderful. A fun experience and beautiful history, and I recognize it from the stories of my parents and grandparents and even my teacher. Keep up the good work. I'll be back soon to enjoy it again.”
Spend a full day at Bloemenpark Appeltern in Gelderland, wandering through more than 100 model gardens, the national perennial garden, and changing seasonal displays. You can pause at the restaurant or terraces, shop for plants and garden items, and let children explore Adventure Island. Entry costs $22 per person.
Pick a canal, a gallery or a polder.
