All animal museums to visit in North Holland

Delve into the diverse world of animals at 12 animal museums in North Holland. These museums showcase a variety of species, habitats, and the role of animals in our ecosystem.

Are you an animal lover looking to explore the best animal museums in North Holland? Here are your best options:

  1. Online discount!Artis Royal Zoo1

    Artis Royal Zoo

     Amsterdam
    Artis is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands that opened its doors in 1838. The zoo features 27 historic buildings, of which most date from the 19th century. Because of this, Artis has a distinctive charm and a historical dimension that lacks in more modern zoos. The monumental aquarium contains tropi
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    Ecomare

     De Koog
    Ecomare is a nature museum with seals, bird, an aquarium and a ‘duinpark’. The museum is dedicated to the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. Many different species of fish, starfish and shellfish live in the various aquariums. Each aquarium shows another habitat, illustrating the differences between life
  3. Fort Kijkduin3

    Fort Kijkduin

     Den Helder
    Fort Kijkduin is a Napoleonic fort from 1811. It is part of the Defence Line of Den Helder. In the fort is a museum about the history of Den Helder, especially about the French and German times. There is also a unique North Sea aquarium on display, where children can feed and pet sharks and rays! Th
  4. Sea Aquarium Bergen aan Zee4

    Sea Aquarium Bergen aan Zee

     Bergen aan Zee
    The Sea Aquarium is the only place in the Netherlands where you will find fish from all the world's oceans. Our extensive collection includes not only the cold waters of the North Sea, but also the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and all tropical seas. More than 40 aquariums, arranged by temperatu
  5. Butterfly garden Vlindorado5

    Butterfly garden Vlindorado

     Waarland
    🦋 What is Vlindertuin Vlindorado? Vlindertuin Vlindorado is one of the largest indoor butterfly gardens in Europe, located in a spacious greenhouse in Waarland, North Holland. Thanks to the tropical temperature and high humidity, you’ll feel like you're in a colorful rainforest, surrounded by exoti
  6. Natuurmuseum E. Heimans6

    Natuurmuseum E. Heimans

     Zaandam
    Natuurmuseum E. Heimans focuses on the nature in the area. The museum shows the nature that is present in the Zaans urban environment. The museum has a permanent exhibition ‘Nature in the City’ and a temporary exhibition hall. About three times a year the museum organizes temporary exhibitions on a
  7. Museum Vrolik7

    Museum Vrolik

     Amsterdam
    Museum Vrolik is an anatomical museum that is part of the AMC. The museum illustrates diseases and what diseases do to a body. The collection of the museum includes normal anatomy of humans and animals, but also, pathological anatomy and birth defects. There are approximately 10,000 objects, anatomi
  8. Van Blanckendaell Park8

    Van Blanckendaell Park

     Tuitjenhorn
    Blanckendaell Park consists of a zoo with both farm animals such as donkeys and goats, as well as exotic animals such as the penguins or the parrot. There is also a small museum where the visitor goes back in time with a collection of antique agricultural tools.
  9. Bijzondere Collecties9

    Bijzondere Collecties

     Amsterdam
    Bijzondere Collecties is part of the University of Amsterdam. It includes the heritage of the University of Amsterdam. The collection consists of more than a thousand separate collections, including collections of rare and precious books, prints, photographs and manuscripts. Central topics are book
  10. Groote Museum10

    Groote Museum

     Amsterdam
    At the Groote Museum you will discover where we come from, how we are connected and what we depend on. With these insights about yourself and your relationship to other life, the question "where are we going?" comes closer. But it starts with you. In the Groote Museum you go on a personal expeditio
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    Artisklas Haarlem

     Haarlem
    Artis class Haarlem is a mini zoo that consists of an outdoor area with four houses that house different animals. There is also a diorama with eight biotopes.
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    Pieter Vermeulen Museum

     Driehuis
    The Pieter Vermeulen Museum is a centre for environmental education. The temporary exhibitions on nature, are about doing and discovering. In addition to the temporary exhibition, a part of the collection of mounted animals is exhibited. For children there are handicraft kits that are related to the