4 Star Places To Visit in Drenthe Province, The Netherlands (50)

4.0 Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen (1.968 reviews)
- Full day worth of animal oriented family fun
Spent More than 3 hours Zoos

The Wildlands Zoo in Emmen is a great combination of present day entertainment with a large amount of real and interesting animals. To start with the latter, there are Asian Elephants (quite a few), Lions, Rhinoceros, Zebra's, Gnus, Seals, Icebears, Pinguins, Meerkats, Buffoons, Camels, Donkeys, Ostriches, Owls and quite a few more animals in attractive natural style surroundings. Then there are a couple of climate controlled highly attractively decorated jungle environment domes, with plenty birds, butterflies, monkeys and other animals. In the Jungola dome there is even an enjoyable boat ride. Then there is a big indoor playground and an outdoor rollercoaster. Many scenic food outlets (food trucks and others) and a couple of nice shops. All together a full day of family fun - also interesting for teenagers and young adults! Enough parking is available at a cost of in the order of ten euros per day. See more..
4.5 Drents Museum (639 reviews)
- Great exposition about Pompeii: Perish in Beauty
Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums

Currently the fabulous Drentsch Museum has a gripping exposition about how Pompeii and Herculaneaum perished due to the volcano eruption. Very nice artefacts on loan from Italian museums. The exhibition is aptly named “Sterven in Schoonheid” (something like “Perish in Beauty”. Also worthwhile is their simultaneous Neo Rauch exhibition (the German painter also known from the art museum in Zwolle). See more..
4.0 Kamp Westerbork (552 reviews)
- Very nice place to visit.
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites

We went here while on a 3 day short stay in the area. Very informative place to walk around and see how bad Germany was in WWII. Also, if you go here, make sure you go to the museum and pick up a map of the place. They even have one in English. The walk from the museum to the camp is 2.5 km. See more..
4.0 Hunebed Centre (329 reviews)
- Entertaining
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • History Museums

The Hunebedcentrum in the village of Borger on the Drenthe Hondsrug takes you on a journey into prehistory. Meet your ancestors in the Hunebed Centre The new exhibition in the Hunebed Centre takes you back to the time of your earliest ancestors: the hunebed builders who lived here 5,000 years ago. Interactive games, dioramas and informative displays tell the stories of these prehistoric people. Outside you can visit the largest hunebed in the Netherlands, and in the Prehistoric Park you will come face to face with these ancient people. Face to face with your ancient ancestors Experience the lives of the prehistoric hunebed builders for yourself in the new exhibition at the Hunebed Centre in Borger. See the largest hunebed in the Netherlands with its massive stones, weighing up to 20 tons each. In the Gateway to the Hondsrug UNESCO Geopark you can find out how these enormous stones were brought here in the ice ages, and how people later adapted the landscape See more..
4.5 Gevangenisemuseum (The Prison Museum) (320 reviews)
- Good
Speciality Museums

Visited it without too much hope but impressed in a very good way. The bus tour was also very interesting. See more..
4.5 Tt Circuit Assen (189 reviews)
- Great camp site for the TT circiut Assen
Motorcycle Trails

If you are planning a trip to the TT circuit Assen I can reccomend Camping Seinen as the place to stay. Very friendly and well run garden campsite. Very good ameneties. Nice bar and beer hall in a converted barn with great value home cooked food on sale. The site is about 4km from the centre of Assen and 2.5km from the circuit main entrance which works out as a pleasent 40 minute walk. We stayed for the motogp in June and paid E50 for three nights camping per person. See more..
4.0 Drouwenerzand Attractiepark (165 reviews)
- Great fun for the kids
Amusement & Theme Parks

Het bijzondere van Drouwenerzand Attractiepark is dat de entree altijd inclusief vers fruit, belegde broodjes, verse dagsoep, frites, diverse snacks, koffie, thee, limonade én softijs is. De attracties zijn geschikt voor kinderen van 3 tot ongeveer 14 jaar; van rustig deinend tot stoer 'over de kop'! See more..
4.0 Hunebed D27 (145 reviews)
- Largest Hunebed
Historic Sites

Great, large Hunebed worth a visit. Even though the visitor center was closed due to Covid there is still plenty enough to see to spend about half an hour here. See more..
4.0 Veenpark (139 reviews)
- A great Open Air Museum
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Amusement & Theme Parks

This museum gives a great view in the life of people in the peat colony. The houses give a good impression in life over the last 150 years. What makes the museum very vivid is that it is not just objects in showcases. Step into a bakery and buy cookies, bead, pastry. Step into a grocery and buy sweets, See a blacksmith at work. If you are tired of walking take the boat, or the small steamtrain. I have visited the veenpark 3 times now: the first time 40 years ago, then the second time about 28 years ago, and finally last week! As this is a great museum with lots of things to see, I expect I will be back in future years.... See more..
4.5 National park Dwingelderveld (105 reviews)
- Perfect area
National Parks • Nature & Wildlife Areas

The area is well sustained and there are a lot of marked pathhes. You cab walk for 5-6 hours. As the area is protected for water winning you can find explanation panels on the way. See more..
4.5 Brewery Maallust (97 reviews)
- Great combination with cheese and fries!
Breweries

Maallust is a micro-brewery inside the wheat mill of the former Veenhuizen prison. They are active since 2011 and their popular craft beers have befitting names such as “Zware Jongen”. There is also a tasting room right next to the brewery. You can book tours including tasting of the beers, optionally with cheese from the neighboring artisanal cheese factory. Together with the new artisanal snackbar also next door, quite an attractive destination for a culinary expedition! See more..
4.0 Kabouterland (95 reviews)
- There's gnome place like it!
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Zoos • Game & Entertainment Centers

What a lovely 'little' attraction! Brilliant entertainment for little ones! Plenty to explore, do and see. Climbing frames, swings, slides etc throughout. Monkeys, meerkats, budgies, turtles and more animals around the park too. Cafe on-site is efficient, reasonable and friendly.....we strongly recommend the rotwoorst (sausages)! See more..
4.5 National Park Drentsche Aa (77 reviews)
- Large rural area with great cycling and hiking
National Parks • Parks

The National Park Drentsche Aa was created because it largely escaped from areal redistribution efforts and hence is still a very historical landscape. It has several small rivers, nature areas, small scale farming and even prehistorical funeral monuments built of large boulders. Great area for cycling or hiking! See more..
4.5 De Nieuwe Kolk (77 reviews)
- Movie theater, library and a snack-bar
Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Theatre & Performances

Very nice place. They have some movie theater rooms, a snack-bar and a library all in the same place. Cool! See more..
4.5 TT Races (72 reviews)
- Best circuit on the Moto GP calendar.
Auto Racing Tracks

All other circuits that I've visited pale in comparison to the Assen circuit for efficiency, facilities, stands and screens. See more..
4.5 Bezoekerscentrum Dwingelderveld (71 reviews)
- Nice to visit
Spent 1-2 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

Nice to visit and have a quick drink before heading further into the National Park. Nice service and friendly staff See more..
4.0 Hunebed D54 bij Havelte (57 reviews)
- dutch history in a beautiful surrounding
Historic Sites

Nice to visit the graves of the farmer people in the Netherlands, 3.500 years ago. In a beautiful scenery. See more..
4.0 Museum Valse Kunst (55 reviews)
- Surprising and interestinf visit
Tuesday: Art Museums

For only 8 Euros, one can learn a lot about fake art. Ask the museum for a guided tour, that really helps. See more..
4.5 Zoo Bizar (55 reviews)
- Wonderfull! Fantastische mini dierentuin
Spent < 1 hour Zoos

Absolutely loved this tiny zoo. We got to pet and hold several animals. Very nice man who told a lot about the animals. We saw a skunk, a snake, a spider and a mammal looking like a hedgehog but not related. He showed us the animals were comfortable with the attention of the people visiting. Animals don't eat when stressed and these animals were having a snack. They have two pot-bellied pigs. We went to pet and rub one and he fell on his side of poor joy. Loved it. See more..
4.5 Ellert en Brammert (53 reviews)
- Great open air museum
Natural History Museums • History Museums

We had a very enjoyable visit to this open air museum. The historic buildings are scattered through the woods making for a very pleasant walk around. There are some animals to see as well. You can enter the buildings and they are mocked up to show how people lived not that long ago. We were given a guide book in English for 1 Euro when we asked, worth it to explain what you're looking at. The inn/cafe halfway round was much better than expected with a quite extensive menu (not in English and as neither our German nor Dutch is up to much we guessed slightly. We had a lovely meal (savoury pancakes, sausage and chips) in a nice setting. Also a play park area for the kids. We visited with a boisterous 9 year old and another family. We all enjoyed the visit more than we expected. See more..
4.5 De Drentse Koe (47 reviews)
- Great Place for younger Kids
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Game & Entertainment Centers

Outdoor and indoor playground with farm theme. Perfect for kids 1 - 12 years. See more..
4.0 Hunebed D17 (44 reviews)
- Beautiful
Historic Sites

A nice big one under beautiful old trees. places to rest, not for a picknick, and to listen to the birds and the wind. See more..
4.0 Hunebed D53 (44 reviews)
- D53 : The Second Largest Grave
Historic Sites

D53 with almost 19 m length and 4,5 m wide is quite a large grave. D53 is one of the largest grave that still have complete capstone and even the gate stone with its capstone. It's located along the road so it's also accessible for wheelchairs. The parking place is big enough even there's a lot parking place special for disables. On the other side of the road, 150 m to the east, there is another grave, D54. It might be very crowded because it's easily accessible and it's worth a visit. See more..
4.0 Hunebed D52 (43 reviews)
- Good example of a stone age “Hunebed”
Historic Sites

Hunebed D52 is a fine example of a stone age funeral monument built out of huge boulders. In those days they were covered with dirt. Now they are interesting to visit and perhaps the kids will even climb them. There is also a Hunebed museum in Borger. See more..
4.0 Van Gogh House Drenthe (43 reviews)
- Van Gogh house is a must do!
Historic Sites

Amazing! This is a must do, if you like van Gogh. Unbelievable that this gets so little attention. This museum shows in a great way the period before van Gogh left for France. He lived here for more than 2 months. You can see and feel the presence of the great painter, see his room, the restaurant ..... The city of New Amsterdam (Veenoord) should give much more PR for this little but great museum. Every visitor gets a guided tour, which is very well done. See more..
4.0 Winkelcentrum de Weiert (42 reviews)
- Good place for shopping
Shopping Malls

Good design make me want to walk here all day, good food and wide price range with many promotion programe from each shop, hard to find the wc though See more..
4.0 Museum De Buitenplaats (34 reviews)
- Beautiful spot
Tuesday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Gardens • Art Museums

Enter for a moment a surprisingly different world: that of Museum De Buitenplaats in Eelde. The museum was opened in 1996 by her Majesty the Queen. The building itself is worth seeing. It is a much discussed example of organic architecture. The museum pavilion and museum garden as it where frame the exhibitions and podium events. The exhibitions focus on contemporary figurative art, works on paper, illustration, classic modern art, landscape architecture and aspects of nature. In the midst of all this one can enjoy other expressive art forms: from chamber music to complete opera's, from poetry to salsa. See more..
4.0 Hunebed D30 (34 reviews)
- Hunebed walk
Historic Sites

great paths to follow for all types of walkers, some mountain bike tracks and all paths well signed. worth a visit. See more..
4.0 Rensenpark (33 reviews)
- See Rembrandt and Van Gogh at work!
Spent 2-3 hours Parks

An absolute MUST to do when visiting this park is to go and see the old Giraffe cage, now an exposition Where 40+ painters have done an impressive job to recreate the ‘Nachtwacht’ painting of Rembrandt which is on display here. They are now working on their next project to recreate paintings of Van Gogh, who lived in this area for a short part of his life. See more..
4.5 Beelden In Gees (31 reviews)
- An absolute must....
Tuesday: Art Galleries • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Today was our second visit to the Sculpture Garden in Gees. Absolutely stunning. The collection of sculptures and works of art changes every year and only includes the top of Dutch and European artists. The layout of the garden is beautiful and very well maintained and the positioning of the sculptures is really thought through. The variations in the landscaping from wide open views to closed in gardens surprises the visitor at every corner. A delight for photographers (no restrictions in place). Just too good to describe - go and look for yourself. See more..
4.0 Stedelijk Museum Coevorden (31 reviews)
- beautiful building, interesting information
Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums

Newly renovated, just this building is worth a visit. Content also interesting and very clearly mapped and shown. You need about 30 to 40 minutes to get a good overview of the history of Coevorden. See more..
4.0 Kaaslust (30 reviews)
- Shockingly different Sheep cheese
Spent 1-2 hours Points of Interest & Landmarks

Kaaslust is a cheese factory and shop right next to the Maallust microbrewery on the former Veenhuizen prison colony. They sell and unbelievably intense, hard, old Sheep cheese which is unlike any other cheese you ever tasted. Fantastic with a glass of port or Zware Jongen tripel beer from Maallust! See more..
4.5 Klimpark Outdoor Grolloo (28 reviews)
- Such a great day
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Zipline & Aerial Adventure Parks

Family of 5, with a teenager and 2x 12 year olds. Great day out- spent more time here then expected. Value you money, and very helpful friendly staff in the climbing area. Would recommend- kids said this was the most fun they had had, ever!! (It was a very warm day which also helped) See more..
4.0 Duurzaamheids Centrum (28 reviews)
- Great for all the family!
Spent 1-2 hours Educational sites

This place is wonderful for nice walks bike rides and have a great selection of animals to pet and see!! See more..
4.5 Hunebed D45 (27 reviews)
- One of The Largest
Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites

The Hunebed D45 with its length of 18,5 m is one of the largest graves. The 6 cover stones are still exist though they are not at the right position. The location is very nice as you can walk in and enjoy the beautiful wood. See more..
4.0 Industrieel Smalspoor Museum (26 reviews)
- The Secret Railway of South Holland
Tuesday: Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums

Het Industrieel Smalspoor Museum laat zien hoe smalspoortreinen in de vorige eeuw hebben bijgedragen aan de industriële ontwikkeling van ons land. Industrieel mobiel erfgoed uit de mijnen, uit de steenfabrieken en van het leger. En natuurlijk het smalspoor dat in het veen gebruikt werd. Het museum maakt gebruik van het historisch tracé van de turftreinen van de firma Griendtsveen. De personentreinen van nu gebruiken voor de rondrit dit spoor van toen, dat o.m. leidt naar de turfstrooiselfabriek en de remise. Twee historische bedrijfspanden die met de locomotieven, het spoor, de bolsterkarren én de omgeving, het grootste industriële erfgoedcomplex van de gemeente Emmen vormen. Voor kinderen zijn er speciale activiteiten. See more..
4.0 The Dinnershow Holland goes Vegas (26 reviews)
- Geweldige avond
Theatre & Performances

Hele leuke avond gehad, absoluut de moeite waard professionele show met top dans zang en magie. Ook heerlijk gegegeten en super bedank voor de vriendelijke bediening. Kortom een aanrader. See more..
4.5 Museum de Proefkolonie (25 reviews)
- Interesting 'experiment'
Spent 1-2 hours Children's Museums • History Museums

Napoleon verliet Nederland en liet haar in armoede achter. Ga 200 jaar terug in de tijd en beleef het unieke verhaal van generaal Johannes van den Bosch, die met zijn kolonieplan de 'paupers' uit Holland weer een toekomst kon bieden. In het nieuwe Museum De Proefkolonie in Frederiksoord treed je in de voetsporen van de eerste kolonisten en ervaar je hun onvergetelijke verhaal via een multimediale See more..
4.5 Beeldenpark de Havixhorst (23 reviews)
- Sculpture garden at Havixhorst
Spent 1-2 hours Art Museums

In de tuinen van Châteauhotel en -restaurant De Havixhorst, een fraaie 18e eeuwse Havesathe, lommerrijk gelegen tussen De Wijk en Meppel in Zuidwest-Drenthe, is sinds juni 2008 een bijzondere verzameling beelden te zien. Het enige beeldenpark in Nederland met een compact kunsthistorisch overzicht van de Nederlandse figuratieve beeldhouwkunst vanaf het einde van de 19e eeuw tot en met heden. See more..
4.5 Drukkerijmuseum (23 reviews)
- Friendly helpfull staff, all volenteers! Very nice for childeren
Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums

This small museum is really worth a visit, especially with children ( > 5 years). The museum is all operated by volunteers, mostly retired craftsman from printing companies. They demonstrate the printing machines and techniques and the children can make their own printings and do some graphic artworks as well. The children really enjoyed it and learned a lot about old printing techniques and graphic arts. The staff was helpful, enthusiastic and patient. See more..
4.5 Sneak Out Sleen escape room (22 reviews)
- Absolutely recommended!
Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours Escape Games

Sneak Out Sleen, escape room. Located in Sleen near Emmen, Drenthe - The Netherlands. Plata o Plomo Het zijn de late jaren tachtig in Colombia, kartels zijn aan de macht. Waar je ook komt, de invloed van de verschillende kartels is overal voelbaar. Jullie hebben een fantastische vakantie gehad en gaan ter afsluiting nog één avond stappen. De avond is nog jong en plots komt Andres Carvalho binnenstormen, hij is hoofd beveiliging van een van de regerende kartels... Geschikt voor 3 - 6 personen Prijs per groep € 105,- Plata o Plomo the battle Battle Room! Ben je met een groep groter dan 6 personen? In dat geval adviseren wij je Plata o Plomo the battle te boeken. Dat is niet 1 escape room maar het zijn 2 identieke rooms naast elkaar. Twee teams, ieder van 3 - 6 personen, spelen tegelijk tegen elkaar. Welk team zet de snelste tijd neer? In totaal kunnen er 12 mensen tegelijk spelen! Geschikt voor 6 - 12 personen Prijs per groep € 180,- See more..
4.5 Asserbos (21 reviews)
- One of the oldest City Parks / Forest
Tuesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Forests

The Asserbos is one of the oldest and largests City Parks in the Netherlands, started in 1260 and landscaped in 1760. About 10 acres of the park are still original forest (oerbos). Still very popular for recreation with a big children’s farm with lots of animals. Several restaurants are located in the park such as the Ponderosa. See more..
4.5 De Wachter (20 reviews)
- Nice view
Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums

Is a nice place. You can feel the nature and peace there. With the canal and the windmill. Is so quite as well See more..
4.5 Galerie Wildevuur (20 reviews)
- beautiful gallery with surprise in the garden
Tuesday: Spent 1-2 hours Points of Interest & Landmarks

Sometimes there are moments that last. An initial ordinary day suddenly as a warm reminder nestles in memory. Visiting gallery Wildevuur in the Drenthe Hooghalen can be such a moment. Granted, the location - the vast estate Hiemstra State - in one word called idyllic. And yes, the manor in which the gallery is situated is one of the most beautiful national monuments , and paragons of the Amsterdam School, the Netherlands. But above all it 's impressive collection of figurative art that makes the memorable introduction. Welcome ! See more..
4.5 De Luie Tuinman (20 reviews)
- Beautiful small garden areas with a beautiful outdoor cafe
Gardens

We came across De Luie Tuinman on a walk in the woods of Gijsselter and decided to visit for a morning coffee the following day. We were not disappointed. The café area is very pretty with different seating areas. We visited the garden area after our coffee and despite the recent hot weather it was beautifully presented. The different garden areas means that there is always something new to explore. All-in-all a very relaxing experience. See more..
4.0 Speelgoedmuseum Kinderwereld (Toy Museum Children's World) (19 reviews)
- The toys from my youth
Speciality Museums

This toy museum is for children and adults as well. Children can marvel at the toys from the past and have also opportunity for playing as well. As adult I was delighted to revisit the memories from my youth with the Meccano sets, Dinky Toys and Matchbox car miniatures and of course the miniature steam engines. (Maybe that's why I have studied for B.Eng) This museum is spread over three floors (with elevator service) and beside the toys mentioned, also a massive collection of dolls and dolls houses can be admired. Not a museum to make a trip to Roden for, but a very interesting spot when staying in the vicinity. The Dutch annual museum pass is valid here. See more..
4.5 C+B Museum Grolloo (16 reviews)
- Cuby & the Blizzards.
Speciality Museums

Je kunt je jeugd weer herleven in dit boerderijmuseum (waar Harry Muskee heeft gewoond). Muziek van Herman Brood, Harry Muskee en vele anderen. Oude fimpjes van hun glorietijd. See more..
4.5 Hunebed D19 (16 reviews)
- 2 for one
Historic Sites

Number 19 and 20 are at the same place and the all are a must see, especially for Histoy lovers. But don't climb on it See more..
4.0 Sauna Thermen Zuidwolde (15 reviews)
- Ontspannen
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Spas

Heerlijk! Vandaag even een rustdagje gehad.. het personeel van vandaag waren erg vriendelijk. Hele dag relaxen. See more..
4.0 Groote Zand Hooghalen (15 reviews)
- Beautiful !
Spent More than 3 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas

We walked and cycled in the beautiful nature. The nature is beautiful, alternating forest, heath, water, pools. Some parts are grazed by cows or sheep. Highly recommended in every season. See more..

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