Tourist attractions 's-Hertogenbosch

Built between 1380 and 1530 in the Gothic Brabant style, the cathedral was restored from the 19C onwards. (up until 1985). Its sheer size and its bright and richly decorated appearance make this one of the Netherlands' most beautiful religious buildi..

This museum is set up in the former town governor's palace (1769). This museum testifies to medieval life, the guilds, the 80-years war, religions, popular traditions and archaeology of northern Brabant with its display of paintings, sculptures, deco..

One of the big attractions in this park is the fairy tale wood ( sprookjesbos ). Here, animals sing, giant mushrooms broadcast harpsichord music and the dwarfs cry around Snow White's coffin. Further on, in front of an eastern palace, a fakir glides ..

Built in the 15C, this building was given a classical facade in 1670. The bells were worked on by the Hémony brothers. On the ground floor, the Marriage Hall (Trouwkamer) is carpeted with beautiful draperies in Cordoba leather. The vaulted 16C cell..

The Hinthamerstraat , one of the main shopping streets, runs into this lively square situated in the centre of town. The statue (1929) of Hieronymus Bosch stands in front of the town hall.

This building is home to the tourist office (VVV) and boasts a brick facade with steeped gables dating from the 13th century.

This museum exhibits works by a family of painters, including canvases by Marinus Slager (1841-1912) and Tom Slager (born in 1918).

A former gunpowder store - a brick building built in 1621, set around a courtyard and formerly surrounded by a moat - accommodates this museum. The restored ground floor rooms are used for contemporary art and design exhibits. The first floor display..

This farm museum retraces the lives of the Brabant farmers of 1900.

In this country inhabited by giants, knights and gentle maidens, the child is king. There the language of another time is spoken, the money from another time is used, and a number of small theaters put on scenes from the history of another time. A to..

You will see the castle from the road. Isolated in the woods and surrounded by moats, it was built in the 14C and remodelled several times thereafter. It has interesting furniture, and collections of objets d'art.

Located close to the docks, the fish market is surrounded by 17C houses. A covered market (or Visbank) dating from 1796 still stands here.

Situated in front of the town hall, De Lind is a charming square planted with limetrees which form a traditional "marriage walk".

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.

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

This museum brings together a large collection of shoes from the four corners of the world: Japan, India, North America, Africa. It also contains the reconstruction of a shoe factory (around 1930) and a tannery from 1870. Other showcases give an insi..