Location: Zaandam
Top Things to do in Zaandam
Top 10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Zaandam, North Holland Province
Zaandam (Dutch pronunciation: [zaːnˈdɑm] ( listen)) is a city in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the Zaan, nearby the North Sea Canal, and it is close to Amsterdam.
Restaurants in Zaandam
1. Streets of the World Photo Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
Make a world trip through all the capitals of the world seen through famous Dutch photographers Jeroen Swolfs' eyes who travelled to 195 countries to show us how much we are alike. His 2x3 meter big prints make you feel you can step right into a street in Joburg. Buenos Aires or Pyongyang. A world trip in Amsterdam!
2. The Black Smith
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By 215alainb - Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
Due too corona has this bar been relocated. @zaantheater you can enjoy the best of blacksmith but now close to water and an amazing view. The staff is great, the view is great and the beers are amazing. What else do you want? I loved it.
3. Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 254 reviews
Wooden Shoe Workshop 'de Zaanse Schans' offers a museum and wooden shoe making demonstration, free admission. Open year round.
Reviewed By Lunacloud - Albrighton, United Kingdom
This is an absolutely fabulous and very informative museum depicting the history of Clog making, with a collection of antique klompen from around the Netherlands and also the world (look for the Japanese lacquered klompen) I particularly liked the horse klompen. Seriously! Who knew horses wore klompen? After looking at the many different styles of klompen, we were treated to a fascinating demonstration lasting about five minutes showing the modern way of making a klompen from the wooden poplar log to a full shaped klomp. The wood is still wet and once the klomp had been formed, the demonstrator blew into it and water actually ran out. Before modern techniques were implemented, the making of a klomp could take take 4+hours. Following on from the demonstration was the shop, full of klompen. Had I not already visited a gift shop only a couple of hours earlier, I probably would have spent quite a lot on money on klompen and klompen-related gifts.
4. Het Jonge Schaap
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By taniushasrb
Very nice experience!enjoyed it so much it was a lot of wind that day The photo tells everything!Look at the wooden shoes of the owner :he told me he allready got used with them even.
5. Zaantheater
6. Yada Yada Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
The yada Market in Zaandam with a twist of South African influences. Enjoy live music 'while enjoying a variety of cultures / cuisines of exotic dishes, delicious cold beer or cocktail and come enjoy the South African wines in our tasting. During the "stretch your legs" there is enough space to great shopping at the stalls with fun trinkets, to romp with the 'Kids' in children's play areas, we even have a real climbing wall. The terraces give you plenty of opportunity to chill out nice. Yada Yada; Your Food & lyfestyle Experience you to watch and experience. Review of a visitor: Super place. Great food, from barbecue to sushi and pastries to falafel. Very relaxed atmosphere, plenty of sitting places is nice cushions, hammocks etc. Watch out if you come, because it will not be the last time.
7. Zaans Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 460 reviews
In the Zaans Museum & Verkade Experience you will always find something exciting to do. Visit our chocolate and biscuit factory and discover how Verkade biscuits and chocolate were made and admire our magnificent collection of packagings, graphic designs, paintings, photographs, films, Zaans painted furniture and utensils.On a regular base we organize activities for the whole family. Lectures, films, workshops and tasty activities like building cookie-factories using Verkade biscuit, make edible postcards, or get started with real Verkade chocolate!Besides the activity program we offer several investigative routes, you can design a wrapper for a chocolate bar, and of course taste the different Verkade Cookies . With the serious games you can test whether you 're just as agile as a Verkademeisje, or that you still have more talent for baking cookies .With the serious games on the factory square you become an engineer, planner, operator, technician or designer and will be introduced to the variety of technical occupations in the food sector.
Reviewed By aghyba - Cypress, United States
A great museum of the Dutch Industrial contribution of Zaans Schans region with the windmills in the region. Surprised on the cookie “Maria”, famous in Mexico my home country, made there. Had a great experience and recommended highly!
8. Zaans Gedaan CacaoLab
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 53 reviews
In our store we offer over 130 different fine flavour chocolate bars, as well as other cocoa and licorice products and workshops.
Reviewed By rnicoara - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The small shop is amazing, the personnel is nice and the products are delicious. You can buy all sorts of chocolate, hot chocolate, you can even create your own hot chocolate and ice-cream. The ladies are nice and if you have any questions they are happy to give an answer.
9. Museum van het Nederlandse Uurwerk
10. Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 479 reviews
The Catharina Hoeve is an authentic 17th century cheese farm, situated at the Zaanse Schans close to Amsterdam. Upon arrival you attend a demonstration about the cheese making process. After this you are invited into the shop to taste our large selection of cow, sheep and goat cheese with many different flavours. Free entrance, demonstration and tasting.
Reviewed By SamarF124
Nice people and lovely place and of course delicious original cheese. The nature around the place is unbelievable. Thank you for the beautiful memory
