Rotterdam Centraal Station - A gem of modern architecture, this is the main railway station in Rotterdam, accommodating around 170,000 passengers daily. It’s one of the city’s top architectural attractions.

Hoogheemraadschap Schieland and Krimpenerwaard - A 17th-century building that once served as the headquarters of Waterschap Schieland, the institution responsible for water management in this part of South Holland. It also temporarily housed Napoleon Bonaparte.

Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk - A late Gothic style building from 1525, and the oldest building in Rotterdam. It is one of the few structures that survived the Nazi bombing on May 15, 1940.

Monument à Érasme - A monument dedicated to Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, one of the greatest philosophers, theologians, scholars, and priests of the 16th century. Many public buildings, structures, and educational institutions are named after this famous Rotterdammer.

Markthal - A modern building located on one of Rotterdam’s largest squares, shaped like a horseshoe. It is a closed market combined with living spaces and facilities, also known as “The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam.”

Kijk-Kubus - Unusual tree-like buildings with cube-shaped apartments atop supporting columns. Due to their form, only three-quarters of the inner space is usable for common living.

Old Harbour - One of the oldest (but not the oldest) ports of medieval Rotterdam, formerly the river mouth of the Rotte River to the New Meuse River. Today, it’s a favorite gathering spot for Rotterdam residents, with plenty of coffee bars, restaurants, taverns, and disco clubs.

Witte Huis - Once the tallest “skyscraper” in Europe at the end of the 19th century, it is one of the few buildings that survived the Nazi bombing of Rotterdam on May 14, 1940.

Willemsbrug - Also known as “The Red Bridge,” it is dedicated to Willem III and is one of three bridges in Rotterdam connecting the central and northern parts of the city with the southern districts.

De Hef - A massive steel structure known as “The Lift,” it once served as a rotating and lifting train bridge across the New Meuse River. The bridge was in use before a rail tunnel was dug under the river.

de Boeg - A war memorial located on the right embankment of the New Meuse River. It commemorates the 3,500 people on board Dutch merchant ships who lost their lives in World War II.

Leuvehaven - Maritime Museum - An open-air maritime museum with a great collection of steamships, docking cargo machines and equipment, ship engines, and other objects related to or connected with the navy and shipping from the mid-19th century to the 1970s.

Erasmus Bridge - This suspension bridge is the newest in Rotterdam, crossing the New Meuse River. It is the most popular and well-known bridge in the city, also called “The Swan” or “The Harp.” It stands 139 meters high and has the largest and heaviest “opening part” of any bridge in Europe, at 80 meters long.

Gouda Cheese Experience - A 3-in-1 attraction at the most famous cheese museum and factory in the Netherlands, offering entertainment, tasting, and education.

Stadhuis Gouda (City Hall) - The oldest existing city hall building in the Netherlands, dating back to 1459.

VVV Gouda - A custom house mostly associated with the cheese trade, built in 1668.

Arti Legi - One of the buildings in Gouda with the richest history and multipurpose functions throughout the city’s history.

Saint-John Church - The longest church in the Netherlands, also famous for its 72 stained glass windows.

Museum Gouda - Museum Gouda (St. Catherine Gasthuis) - Two buildings merged into one national monument. It has served as a mental hospital, prison and torture chamber, art building, and even a horse stable.

Tapijthuis - A medieval building located in the oldest part of the city, it has been a workshop for Flemish tapestry weavers, a secret Catholic children’s school, a 19th-century brewery, and finally an art studio and gallery.

tuin van het Willem Vroesenhuis - An elderly house with a picturesque backyard, founded by the influential and prominent citizen Willem Vroesen.

Lazaruspoortje - A famous city landmark, it was the gateway to a former house that once hosted people suffering from leprosy.

Rijksmonument De Visbanken - A former fish market established in the mid-16th century.

Evangelisch Lutherse Gemeente Gouda - An Evangelical church dedicated to St. Joost, the patron of bag carriers and their guild.

Asschuur - A house from the mid-19th century that served as an ash warehouse when potash was used for soap and glass production.

Red Lion Windmill (Molen De Roode Leeuw) - “De Roode Leeuw,” one of the oldest and still existing flour mills in the Netherlands, retains its original shape inside and out.

Remonstrantse kerk - A chapel that still belongs to the Remonstrant Brotherhood Community, a Protestant movement that split from the Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century.

Weeshuis - A former Gouda orphanage from 1643, now a highly rated and exclusive hotel.