Places to Explore

• Delft

  For many travelers, few spots in Holland are as intimate and attractive as this charming little town. With time-burnished canals and cobblestone streets, Delft possesses a peaceful calm that recalls the... (more)

• Haarlem

  A breath of fresh air just a short train ride, but a million miles, from throbbing downtown Amsterdam. Walking past the charming hofjes (historic almshouse courtyards), and between the redbrick gabled... (more)

• The Hague

  It's easy to see The Hague as nothing more than Amsterdam's prissy maiden aunt—it's the Netherlands' seat of government, home to the Dutch royal family, and the International Court of Justice sits... (more)

• Rotterdam

  Rotterdam looks to the future like almost nowhere else. The decision to leave the past behind wasn't made entirely through choice however—the old town disappeared overnight on May 14, 1940, when... (more)

• Utrecht

  Birthplace of the 16th-century pope Adrian VI (the only Dutch one), Utrecht has been a powerful bishopric since the 7th century and is still a major religious center.... First settled by Romans, Utrecht achieved... (more)