The Netherlands has landmarks shaped by art, architecture, water management, trade and landscape. UNESCO currently lists 13 World Heritage properties for the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the country page includes 12 cultural properties in the European Netherlands plus the transboundary Wadden Sea natural property, alongside the listed Caribbean property of Willemstad.
20 Famous Dutch Landmarks
- Amsterdam Canal Ring
- Kinderdijk-Elshout Windmill Network
- Wadden Sea
- Beemster Polder
- Rietveld Schröder House
- Van Nellefabriek
- Woudagemaal Steam Pumping Station
- Schokland and Surroundings
- Dutch Water Defence Lines
- Eisinga Planetarium
- Historic Amsterdam city center
- Royal Palace Amsterdam
- Rijksmuseum
- Peace Palace, The Hague
- Dom Tower, Utrecht
- Euromast, Rotterdam
- Delta Works
- Zaanse Schans windmills
- Anne Frank House
- Keukenhof and the surrounding bulb region
UNESCO Heritage
UNESCO’s current Netherlands page lists 13 World Heritage properties, including the Amsterdam canal ring, Kinderdijk, Beemster, the Dutch Water Defence Lines, the Wadden Sea and the Eisinga Planetarium.
Plan by Region
Combine Amsterdam’s canals and museums with Kinderdijk, the flower region, the coast, Rotterdam or a northern nature destination.
See our Netherlands travel guide, best places to visit and Amsterdam guide.
Official resource: UNESCO World Heritage — Netherlands.