Visit Utrecht, Netherlands: Things to do in Utrecht - The Dome City

Visit Utrecht - Top 10 Things which can be done in Utrecht. What you can visit in Utrecht - Most visited touristic attractions of Utrecht

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01. Dom Tower of Utrecht
The tallest church tower in the Netherlands. The Gothic-style tower is the symbol of the city. Was part of the Cathedral of Saint Martin. The cathedral was never fully completed due to lack of money. Since the unfinished nave collapsed in 1674 the Dom tower became a free standing tower.

02. Railway Museum
The Dutch national railway museum. It was established in 1927 and since 1954 has been housed in the "Maliebaan station", a former railway station. The collection currently on display contains, among other things, steam locomotives, electric locomotives, diesel locomotives, train cars, freight cars, and some trams.

03. Pieterskerk
A Reformed and former Roman Catholic church dedicated to Peter the Apostle. One of the city's oldest churches. Its construction began in 1039 and it was inaugurated on 1 May 1048.

04. Oudegracht
The "old canal" which runs through the center of Utrecht. The ground excavated was used to raise the sides of the canal, to reduce the chance of flooding. When the city's system of locks was finished in 1275 the water level was constant, enabling the creation of permanently dry cellars and new quays at water level, hence the typical wharfs (Dutch: werven) below street level.

05. Ouwehands Zoo
A zoo with numerous species in naturalistic habitats, a bear forest & sea lion shows.

06. Singelloop Utrecht
An annual road running event over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) which takes place on the streets of city of Utrecht. It is typically held in either September or October. The competition, which roughly translates as the Utrecht Canal Run, was initiated by Nico Munzert and had its first edition on 30 May 1925.

07. Castle De Haar
Located near Haarzuilens. The current buildings, all built upon the original castle, date from 1892 and are the work of Dutch architect P.J.H. Cuypers, in a Neo-Gothic restoration project funded by the Rothschild family.

08. Museum Speelklok
A museum. as a collection of automatically playing musical instruments, most of which still work and therefore still can play their music. Among the instruments on display are music boxes, musical clocks, pianolas, barrel organs (including the typically Dutch large street organs) and a turret clock with carillon.

09. Catharijneconvent
A museum of religious art. Has an extensive collection of historical and art-historical objects from the early Middle Ages to the present. The vast collection presents a picture of Protestant and Catholic art and cultural history of the Netherlands, and its impact on Dutch society.

10. De Uithof
Part of the city of Utrecht, which contains the Utrecht Science Park. Also contains the main university library, student housing, botanical gardens, shops and a restaurant.

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first pictures of the Oude Gracht look very much like the Nieuwe Gracht

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Visit a few of the craft breweries that are based in Utrecht, you won't regret it. Check out our channel if you need some inspiration 🍻

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Ouwehands Zoo is in Rhenen, a small town in the south west edge of the province. Takes 40 min by train to get there.