Tourist attractions Norg

The museum collections are shared among a historic house (1885), the abbey church, the Drostenhuis and the Ontvangershuis (the former home of the inspector of taxes). The exhibition is comprised mainly of local archaeological finds (boat from 6 300 B..

Opposite the station, on an island in the middle of the canal, a superb multi-faceted building (1992-1994) contains the regional museum. The collections on display are perhaps lacking in unity, but not interest: archaeology, decorative art (in part..

This museum, set up in a pair of Medieval merchant's houses, is devoted to sea-faring and coastal navigation in the northern Netherlands since the 6th Century. There are very attractive and comprehensive displays of model ships, maps, pictures, navig..

This graceful Renaissance building was erected in 1653 and has elegant facades with finely crafted gables. Shells surmount the impressive windows. Initially this monument was used as an office for the collection of local taxes, then as a workshop for..

This charming statuette of the hero of novelist Anne de Vries (1904-1964) stands behind the garden of the Ontvangershuis. It was sculpted by Suze Berkhout. You'll find the original in the town hall.

This museum occupies the Kasteel Nienoord, rebuilt in 1886, which stands in a huge park surrounded by moats. In the manor house, you will find small, delicate vehicles including goat carts and cars belonging to royal children. In the tack room in the..

The small church of brick, with its pitched roof, accommodates a wonderful marble funerary monument carved by Rombout Verhuist at the request of Anna van Ewsum.

This small brick church with a saddleback roof belfry contains the attractive marble funerary monument by Verhulst in 1669 at the request of Anna van Ewsum: the young woman leans gracefully towards the mortal remains of her husband and the white ma..

Of this hunebed (prehistoric funerary monument) only one of the five vertical stones remains. It is the only one in the province of Groningen.

Having crossed a road, behind two rustic houses, in the shadow of large trees, you will come across two covered alleys (D3/4) each made of enormous flagstones.

Two hunebedden (prehistoric funerary monuments) are found in a wood. One of them is covered with seven slabs. The two monuments have an entrance to the south.

This 21ha park contains various theme gardens (sculpture garden, rose garden) and "national gardens" (English, French, Bengali and so on). The conservatories house exotic trees and plants and in the vivarium are impressive trapdoor spid..

The era of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is recreated here. The rocks, small bridges, pagodas, fish (red carp) and flowers come from China. Demonstrations of calligraphy, tai-chi and painting on silk are also given. Take part in a tea ceremony at the ..

The Westerbork Camp Memorial Centre keeps alive memories of the war and the persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands by means of photos, drawings, various objects and monuments. It was from this camp that Anne Frank and her family were deported t..

This hunebed (prehistoric grave marker) has retained its original appearance. Located in an excavation at the top of a knoll, it consists of a square of tightly fitted stones and still has one of the flat flagstones that formed part of the roof. Two ..

Hunebed D 14 (a prehistoric grave marker), which can be seen shortly after the road branches to the right, is topped by six tables. You can still see some of the stones that used to encircle it.