Tourist attractions Wijk bij Duurstede

The late-Gothic former monastery of St John of Malta and a neighbouring house from the 18C bring together religious art collections tracing the history of Christianity in the Netherlands from its beginnings to today (liturgical vestments, manuscripts..

This museum is in the old Maliebaan station and brings together films, pictures, documents and models on the history of Dutch railways. More than 60 locomotives, wagons and trams are exhibited on the disused tracks. As well as a signal box and a stat..

This museum contains the collections assembled by the university since its foundation in 1636: anatomical objects and wax models, medical instruments (collections of dental and ophthalmic medicine in the Open Depot section), stuffed animals, foss..

This museum traces the history of the town and especially recalls the excavations carried out on the site of the old Dorestad.

Located a little way outside the town, this ruined castle is surrounded by ditches and has preserved the remains of a square keep as well as a round tower from the 15C. The castle park was laid out in 1852 by J.D. Zocher and is on the list of listed ..

This balustraded mill is located near to Lek. Its base forms an arch which has a striking resemblance to that depicted by Jacob van Ruysdael in a picture on show at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Situated in the centre of a beautiful park and encircled by a moat, this castle served as the residence of the former German emperor, William II, from 1920 until his death in 1941. Built in the 14C, the castle was modified in 1780. One tower at the S..

The first castle, built here on the foundations of a fortified castle from 1286, then destroyed by the French army in 1673, was replaced between 1674-1680 by this brick building surrounded by a double moat. It is a sober rectangular construction with..

This Gothic church, in sandstone striped with limestone, was built in the 16C. It is dominated by a high tower. In the square, bordered by attractive rustic houses, you'll see an oak tree, which was planted in 1898 in honour of Queen Wilhelmina reach..

To the north of Leersum, in a heathland setting on the site of a former glacial moraine, lie the Leersumse Plassen lakes, which draw many gulls in to roost.

Disheartened napoleon soldiers built a pyramid of sand here in 1804. It was hidden by vegetation, and re-discovered in 1894. It has been restored with the addition of a stairway and is topped by a small commemorative monument.

This castle was built between 1677 and 1686 by William of Nassau-Odijk. The interior is by Daniël Marot. In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht was signed here. Now restored, the building is now a cultural centre. On either side of the alley which leads to ..

This wooded park has around 1,600 animals. A large aviary of exotic birds, the ape house, sealions and an aquarium are the main attractions in this park.13 brown bears and 8 wolves live free in the Berenbos wood. A passageway lets you see them (espec..

Built at the end of the 19C in the neo-Renaissance style, the university encompasses the old capitulary room of the cathedral ( kapittelzaal, 1409) and a large modern amphitheatre ( Aula ). It was here that the Union of Utrecht was signed on January..

A track leads to the Kings' table from which there is an attractive view over the Rhine and the Betuwe. This was one of the preferred places for King Frederick V of Bohemia's walks, who took refuge in the Netherlands after his defeat at the hands of ..

As you walk down the main street, make sure you see this Renaissance house with caryatids.

This restored and abundantly decorated 14C church has an impressive belfry-doorway from the 15C which stands 63 m tall.

The house of Maarten van Rossum has been converted into a museum and has a picturesque façade from 1535 with tympanums decorated with medallions, angle turrets and crenellations. The results of excavations from Roman times are on show inside.

This impressive Baroque façade belongs to the foundation built in 1756 as a school for orphans. Turning around, you will see on the left an attractive collection of low brick houses belonging to a hospice ( Kameren Maria van Pallaes ) founded in 1651..

This line of low houses is a part of a hospice from 1621 and is very picturesque,. The main entrance has a Baroque doorway. The Leeuwenberchkerk church (1567) once formed part of an isolation ward for plague sufferers.