Objects
of interest
in Arnhem
The Netherlands

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Arnhem, known from the battle of Arnhem and the Arnhem bridge.

Dutch Open Air Museum www.openluchtmuseum.nl or National Heritage Museum voted as European Museum 2005 and located close to Burgers Zoo at Schelmseweg 89. The Open Air Museum offers English speaking free guided tours and gives a huge impression of the Dutch past. There is also a guidebook available at the entrance. The museum presents a collection of the Dutch culture from nearly all areas of the Netherlands, observe the history of Dutch architecture and the daily life of people in the Netherlands in the museum village, the historic farms, the old farmhouses, workshops, windmills and trams from all over the Netherlands. Pictures and video of the Open Air Museum
Open Air Museum, Schelmseweg 89, 6816 SJ Arnhem, Netherlands +31 26 3576111
Dutch Water Museum - Zijpendaalseweg www.watermuseum.nl The Dutch Water Information Centre, everything about fresh water. Remember Millions of people throughout the world, yet have no safe drinking water and drinking water supply.
Dutch Wine Museum Arnhem www.wijnmuseum.nl at Velperweg 23. A museum dedicated to wine housed in an old wine cellar, the source for information about grapes and wines. For visitors and the wine enthusiast there is a regular guided tour and wine tasting.
Museum for Modern Art (in 2007 Gemeentemuseum Arnhem) - Utrechtseweg 87www.mmkarnhem.nl exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, artwork of Dutch Masters. Each year, new exhibitions are held in addition to the permanent ones.
Kröller Müller Museum www.kmm.nl in the cetre of the Hoge Veluwe National Park featuring a world famous collection of works from Vincent van Gogh, George Seurat, Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondriaan and Fernand Leger. More of the collection is to be seen in the large sculpture garden outside of the museum.
Historical Museum Arnhem (Burgerweeshuis) Bovenbeekstraat 21 www.hmarnhem.nl right in the pedestrian area of Arnhem's city centre, with a presentation of local archaeological finds and historical visual arts.
Arnhems War Museum 40-45 www.arnhemsoorlogsmuseum.com at Schaarsbergen Kemperbergerweg. Collection of weapons, uniforms, tanks and finds from the time of the second world war.
National Liberation Museum 1944-1945 te Groesbeek www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl battlefieldtours, interactive presentations, sound fragments and original films.
Airborne Museum Hartenstein Oosterbeek www.airbornemuseum.com photographs, videofilms of the arnhem battle, authentic uniforms and weapons of Operation Market Garden.

Arnhem is beside Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht one of the municipality in the running for housing the new Historical Museum worth about 12 million euro a year.

National Park Hoge Veluwe www.hogeveluwe.nl National Park de Hoge Veluwe the largest national park means nature and wildlife in an unique landscape like natural woodland and driftsand, free White Bicycles, St. Hubertus Hunting Lodge, Museonder an underground museum and Kröller Müller Museum.
Sonsbeek Park www.parksonsbeek.nl Almost one step from the City Center of Arnhem. Three parks behind each other Sonsbeek, Zypendaal and Gulden Bodem.
National Park Veluwezoom and De Posbank, the East part of the Veluwe, including bike and walklanes and a mountainbike trial twisting through the park.

Like the wide range of shops in the city centre of Arnhem a walk along the historical monuments is also worth it. Overview of the most important historical monuments.

Burgers Zoo www.burgerszoo.nl in the woods at the border of Hoge Veluwe and Arnhem. The zoo consists of Burgers Desert, Burgers Ocean (tropical sealife aquarium), Burgers Mangrove, Burgers Bush (rainforest) and Burgers Safari. Explore the living subtropical desert, a genuine jungle with tropical animals, a walking bridge to enjoy the safari park, a playground for children and the marine life of an ocean.
Ouwehands Zoo www.ouwehand.nl at Rhenen close to river Rhine between Veenendaal and Wageningen.
Apenheul www.apenheul.nl A Monkeys Only Zoo, walk free between the monkeys.

Eusebius Church www.eusebius.nl an elevator brings you to the top of the church tower with a nice view of Arnhem and surroundings. Video of Eusebius Church Arnhem Pictures Eusebius Church
Koepelkerk (Cupola Church) at Jansplein
Lutherse Kerk (Lutheran church) at Korenmarkt