Get a breath of fresh air, spend hours building sandcastles or unwind with a good book in the sun. After a wonderful day at the Hoek van Holland beach, treat yourself to a snack and a drink in one of the beach pavilions.

In The Hague, experience a combination of rich cultural offerings, culinary delights and nature. Clear your head during a lovely beach walk or bike ride through the dunes. See iconic masterpieces in one of our many museums, such as the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and the Mauritshuis. Shop in the historic city centre, enjoy fresh fish to haute cuisine and discover the pearls of the city by the sea!

You can easily spend an entire day in Family Amusement Park Drievliet. Cycle through the air in the Interactive Time-machine, make a 12 m free fall in the Chute or visit the Ghost Museum.... With 4 categories of attractions there is always something for the young as well as the old. Be sure not to miss the spectacular shows!

Go on a culinary exploration in the Market Hall and be sure to look up at the colourful artwork on the roof of the hall. Go shopping in the Koopgoot and Lijnbaan. Or visit Blijdorp Zoo, enjoy the view from the Euromast or discover Rotterdam from the water in one of the boat trips.

A visit to the free FutureLand Information Centre will tell you all about the development of the Rotterdam harbour. At Maasvlakte 2, you can see the largest container ships and state-of-the-day container terminals with your own eyes! There is always something to do in the information centre's interactive environment. For example, take a 3D trip through the new harbour area. Would you rather see the harbour with your own eyes? Book a cruise and experience for yourself how big the cranes, ships and harbours really are!

De Uithof in The Hague is the largest indoor sports centre in Europe. There is a 400-meter-long skating rink and a 21-meter-high climbing wall. In the middle of summer, you can ski or snowboard to your heart's content on the 211-meter-long slope. Are you more interested in fun and adventure? Then go karting or laser gaming! At De Uithof, you will find the ideal indoor outing for young and old.

Would you like to learn to surf? Or can you surf already, and are you eager to take on the waves?The Surfschool offers all kinds of surf lessons, including lessons for beginners and children. You don't need more than a swimming certificate in your pocket. Boards and wetsuits are available for rent. If you prefer to take it easy, then a SUP board may just be the thing for you. Even if there are no waves, there is plenty to do. Archery, sandboarding, beach volleyball... There is always something to do at the Surfschool!

A bicycle-pedestrian ferry service runs between Hoek van Holland and Maasvlakte II between May and September. The crossing is quite an experience, thanks to the impressive ships that pass by. The stops are located at Berghaven in Hoek van Holland, and at FutureLand on the Maasvlakte. If you want to learn more about the ports of Rotterdam, you've come to the right place at FutureLand. You can go on lovely bicycle rides from both ferry service stops. If you get off at the Maasvlakte, a trip to Brielle or Oostvoorne is highly recommended. Are you heading to Hoek van Holland? Then be sure to visit the pier or follow the route through the dunes, towards Scheveningen.

Buy local produce to take back home. Or combine a walk on the beach with snacks and drinks (to go). You can, at the Daily Taste food court in Nieuw Kijkduin. Nice: you have 1.5 hours free parking in the underground parking garage.

Go together on adventure millions of years back in history! To the time of the dinosaurs and the last Ice Age. Here you'll come face to face with a life-size mammoth, cave bear or, sable-toothed tiger. Outside the park you can experience a journey through time as well, by searching for fossils. You'll feel what it's like to be a real scientist.

Along all continents. Through the oceans. The only large-screen film theatre in the Netherlands offers you unique expeditions to far and exotic destinations. Destinations that will not just see, but experience. Enjoy the compelling and moving mix of images and sound. Are you ready for a fascinating plunge into culture, nature and science?

It's incredible the things people have thought, done and are doing, and all the things going on around us, visibly and invisibly. The things we have thought of, thought out and thought beautiful. All of this and much more is now on show at the greatest popular scientific museum in the Netherlands, the Museon in The Hague. From communication and computers, distant peoples and cultures, the environment and the development of man, to agricultural tools and rock formations, science and technology, the universe and its planets.