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Did you know that the famous cube houses in Rotterdam are tilted at an abnormal angle of 54.7 degrees? The total area of each house is around 100m² but around a quarter of the space is unusable due to the angle of the walls to the ceiling.

Cube houses in Rotterdam tilted at 54.7 degrees

Did you know that the famous cube houses in Rotterdam are tilted at an abnormal angle of 54.7 degrees?The total area of each house...
Did you know the world's largest flower garden Keukenhof is only open two months per year?

Keukenhof open from 22 March to 13 May 2018

Did you know the world's largest flower garden Keukenhof is only open two months per year? From 22 March to 13 May 2018 you...
Keukenhof Express timetables, fares and bus stop locations

Keukenhof: How to get there by public transport

Take a train to Schiphol Airport, Leiden Central or Haarlem. From there you can take a direct bus to Keukenhof. The bus stops are...
The Flower Parade on Saturday 21 April spans a route of 40km from Noordwijk via Keukenhof to Haarlem. This is not the only flower parade in the Netherlands, but it is the only parade with floats that are decorated with bulb flowers like hyacinths, daffodils and of course tulips. The fragrant Flower Parade ('Bloemencorso' in Dutch) is scheduled to pass by Keukenhof around 15.40.

Flower Parade 21 April 2018 route and timetable

The Flower Parade on Saturday 21 April spans a route of 40km from Noordwijk via Keukenhof to Haarlem. This is not the only flower parade...
Did you know that the people of The Hague loved the late street musician Chuck Deely so much that he was posthumously honored with a public mural?

Homage to famous street musician in The Hague

Did you know that the people of The Hague loved the late street musician Chuck Deely so much that he was posthumously honored with...
Did you know that the windmills in Stompwijk (Molendriegang) were built around 1672 for keeping the polders dry?

Three 17th century windmills near Leidschendam

Did you know that the three windmills ('Molendriegang' in Dutch) at Stompwijk date back to 1672? Originally, there were four windmills. The fourth mill...
Did you know that the neo-Gothic fountain at Binnenhof in The Hague was originally designed for the World Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883?

The remarkable story of the Binnenhof Fountain

Did you know that the fountain at the Binnenhof in The Hague was originally designed for the World Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883? Currently...
Did you know that thousands of dare devils start the new year by plunging into an icy cold North Sea at Scheveningen at exactly midday on 1 January?

1 January 2018: New Year’s Day Dip in Scheveningen

Did you know that thousands of dare devils start the new year by plunging into an icy cold North Sea at Scheveningen at exactly...
Did you know that the tower in the middle of the photo is the office of the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte? The 'Torentje' is part of the Binnenhof complex in the Hague. Sometimes he gets strange reactions from foreign guests when he wants to show his 'little tower'.

PM Mark Rutte and his ‘little tower’

Did you know that the tower in the middle of the photo is the office of the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte? The 'Torentje'...
the Little Tower of Babel (c. 1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is one of the most famous works in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Bring your dirty laundry to the museum and enjoy free entry

Did you know that if you bring your dirty laundry, you will enjoy free entry (regular adult ticket €15) to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen...