Nature & natural history museums in Gelderland

In Burgers' Zoo, visitors travel around the world. The animals live in 'eco-displays’ that simulate the natural habitat of the animals. Burgers' Zoo has the world's largest indoor rainforest in which thousands of mammals, reptiles, birds and fish life. It also features ‘Burgers’ Desert’ with camels,

The Apenheul Primate Park is a zoo where visitors walk among monkeys. Among other animals, it features squirrel monkeys, apes, gorillas and orangutans.

Dolfinarium Harderwijk is dedicated to dolphins. It features ten different shows with the dolphins and their trainers. After the show, visitors can come face to face with the dolphins in the underwater room. Besides dolphins, it also contains walruses, porpoises, sea lions, seals, rays and sharks.

The rich history of the castle, of more than seven centuries, boasts glorious periods as well as darker ones. Nowadays, Doorwerth Castle shines in all its 17th century glory, including a gatehouse, coach house and stables. The vegetable garden is managed so beautifully that you’d expect it to still

Sculpture Gallery Het Depot is a museological stage for contemporary sculpture. The collection of more than 600 sculptures consists of torsos and fragments of the human body. Sculpture Gallery Het Depot has three locations, connected by the beautiful Arboretum De Dreijen and Arboretum Hinkeloord. Al

Descend into the exciting underground past of Nijmegen. Wander through hidden corridors, staircases and vistas. Explore the old defence tower, the vaulted cannon corridor and the casemates. See, feel, and listen to the history of the oldest city in the Netherlands. At Museum De Bastei you will exper

The Kristalmuseum is housed in a former town hall from 1887. The museum is dedicated to the history of the earth. The collection of the museum consists of crystals, gemstones, fossils and minerals. The collection includes the remains of dinosaurs, bugs, parts of a petrified tree and minerals in diff

The Landscape museum (Landschapmuseum) on the dam in Beek near Nijmegen shows the Dutch landscape at its best. With photographs and stuffed animals the museum tells about the rich history and the recovery, protection and conservation of the Dutch cultural landscape. Furthermore, the museum shows ele

Stoomgemaal De Tuut was built between 1916 and 1918 and took care of the necessary drainage of the land of Maas and Waal. Unlike other steam pumping stations in the Gelderland river area, Stoomgemaal De Tuut is preserved. This gives visitors the opportunity to get to know the world of pumping statio

Wildlife Park The Aardhuis is a museum and wildlife park in 1. In the wildlife park, visitors can take walks. The Aardhuis is an information center and a natural history museum. Among other things, the hunting room of King William III can be visited.

The Baron van Brakell Regional Museum is located on the Den Eng estate. The museum is dedicated to the past of the Betuwe.

The Gelders Geologisch Museum has a collection of minerals, rocks and fossils. On the ground floor, minerals are displayed sorted by chemical composition by the system of Strunz. On the upper floor fossils are displayed from 500 million years old worm corridors to shells and bones from the more rece

Belmonte Arboretum Wageningen has plant collections that are valuable for research, or that have a social or cultural-historical value. It has 1,500 species of rhododendrons in its collection, which is the largest collection of rhododendrons in the Benelux. Additionally, there are trees of cherries,

Het Pakhuis is an archaeological and natural history museum dedicated to Ermelo. It is a centre for heritage, nature and the environment that illustrates the history of Ermelo and the people of the surrounding countryside. The collection includes shards, flints and bones of mammoths. Het Pakhuis and

The Museum voor Anatomie en Pathologie is situated in the study centre of the Radboudumc. Both the Department of Anatomy and the department of Pathology are accessible to visitors. The collection of the museum includes embryos, fetuses and various parts of the human body (preparations).

Streekhistorisch Museum Tweestromenland is dedicated to Maas and Waal and life with water. From the 14th century levees were built along rivers to be better protected against the water. The museum illustrates the history of the region, from the mammoth in the lobby till the time of the coal stove an

Warmoes de Historische Tuinderij Lent is a ‘warmoezeniersbedrijf’, as they existed in the region during the thirties. Old species and varieties of flowers, fruits and vegetables are grown in the traditional way. It includes an orchard with old apple, cherry, plum and pear varieties. In addition, the

Boerderijmuseum De Lebbenbrugge is housed in an old Saxon farm that served as a hunting lodge of the Lords of Borculo and as a toll house and inn. It combines natural and cultural history and shows how rural life was like in the 20th century. Among other things, the museum shows how people made rye

Landgoed Schovenhorst is an estate founded in 1848. The estate consists of a small pinetium (a conifer garden), a large pinetium, an arboretum and a three continents forrest. Important at Landgoed Schovenhorst are the giant redwoods, the giant fir and the Douglas. Other important trees are the giant

Museonder is located in the visitor centre of park De Hoge Veluwe. It is the first underground museum in the world. The small museum illustrates what life is like below the surface, near the centre of the earth. The collection includes various stones, a root system of a 135 years old tree, bones of

The Nederlands Watermuseum is housed in the former ‘Bagijnemolen’. It is an interactive museum that covers everything related to water in the Netherlands, but also in the rest of the world. More than fifty presentations illustrate how the sewer system works, how much water the human body consists of

Owl and animal park the Paay is home to camels, meerkats, cranes and porcupines, among others. There is also a kangaroo meadow with kangaroos and an owl forest where several species of owls can be seen.

Ampie's Berg is a garden with more than 1,000 different flowers and plants inspired by the Austrian landscape. Ampie's Mountain got its name because it rises more than 15 meters above ground level. Flowering plants are interspersed with ponds and waterfalls.

The Liemers Museum is dedicated to the area and its residents. Archaeological finds illustrate the past and mounted animals illustrate the fauna in the region. The museum also covers the Turmac cigarette factory, which was established in Zevenaar ninety years ago.

Museum De Tien Malen illustrates how people used and manipulated the landscape of Putten over the course of time. The museum exhibits archaeological finds from cemeteries and burial mounds, historical agricultural and artisanal objects and contemporary art. For children there is a carpentry workshop