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A visit to the Zaanse Schans can be easily combined with a trip to one of the specialized museums nearby.
Windmill Museum
The Windmill Museum, home of the Dutch Society of Wind Mills is situated in a beautiful listed building on The Edge Of The Park and Roger gives the visitor a complete picture of the rise and fall of the Zaan region's industrial revolution. Countless paintings, models and original instruments take the visitor back to the 17th and 18th and 19th centuries when the Zaan region flourished as the world's first successful area of industry. This charming museum forms an excellent beginning or end point of a visit to the Zaanse Schans just a 15-minute walk away.
Honig Breet Home
This listed Merchant's house with its richly decorated rooms dates from the early 18th century. The beautiful period interior gives an excellent impression of the life and culture of Zaanse a wealthy merchant family. The Honig Bree home is full of fascinating history, has beautiful views over the Zaan and is only a 10-minute walk from the Zaanse Schans.
In the center of Zaanstad!
Tsar Peter House
Tsar Peter House in Zaandam is one of the laborer's oldest dwellings still in existence in The Netherlands. It was this small dwelling, built in 1632 from ships timbers, where Tsar Peter the Great of Russia stayed when he visited the Zaan district to learn how to become a ships carpenter in 1697. The humble building receives a surprisingly large number of visitors, namely Russians, many of whom have scratched their names on windows and walls.
A visit to the Zaanse Schans can be easily combined with a trip to one of the specialized museums nearby.
Windmill Museum
The Windmill Museum, home of the Dutch Society of Wind Mills is situated in a beautiful listed building on The Edge Of The Park and Roger gives the visitor a complete picture of the rise and fall of the Zaan region's industrial revolution. Countless paintings, models and original instruments take the visitor back to the 17th and 18th and 19th centuries when the Zaan region flourished as the world's first successful area of industry. This charming museum forms an excellent beginning or end point of a visit to the Zaanse Schans just a 15-minute walk away.
Honig Breet Home
This listed Merchant's house with its richly decorated rooms dates from the early 18th century. The beautiful period interior gives an excellent impression of the life and culture of Zaanse a wealthy merchant family. The Honig Bree home is full of fascinating history, has beautiful views over the Zaan and is only a 10-minute walk from the Zaanse Schans.
In the center of Zaanstad!
Tsar Peter House
Tsar Peter House in Zaandam is one of the laborer's oldest dwellings still in existence in The Netherlands. It was this small dwelling, built in 1632 from ships timbers, where Tsar Peter the Great of Russia stayed when he visited the Zaan district to learn how to become a ships carpenter in 1697. The humble building receives a surprisingly large number of visitors, namely Russians, many of whom have scratched their names on windows and walls.
