Must-see attractions in Frisian Islands

  • The lighthouse of ameland ; Shutterstock ID 742333417

    Lighthouse

    Frisian Islands

    Ameland's iconic red-and-white banded lighthouse stands 55m tall on the island's west end. The only lighthouse in the island chain that is open to the…

  • Schiermonnikoog National Park

    Schiermonnikoog

    The entire island, except for its single town and surrounding polder, was designated the Netherlands' first national park in 1989. It's easy to lose…

  • Huge luna-fish (mola-mola or ocean sunfish) in dark underwater environment.; Shutterstock ID 10937248

    Natuurcentrum Ameland

    Frisian Islands

    Just north of Nes village, this centre features an excellent seaquarium in which a number of North Sea species swim around, including manta rays,…

  • Bunker Museum

    Frisian Islands

    Hidden in woods east of West-Terschelling is an extraordinary subterranean network of 85 bunkers used as a military radar station during WWII…

  • Museum Tromp's Huys

    Frisian Islands

    Journey back in time to island life in the early 20th century at this tiny house-museum, inside the oldest building on Vlieland, dating to 1575. The…

  • Terschelling Museum 't Behouden Huys

    Frisian Islands

    Good for a rainy day, this small museum covers traditional Terschelling life and maritime history. It's named after the cabin on the Novaya Zemlya…

  • De Boschplaat

    Frisian Islands

    An extensive natural reserve at the eastern end of the island, De Boschplaat was a separate island until 1880, when the channel between the two silted up…

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