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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Delft

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Delft, Netherlands

Updated August 23, 2023

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Prinsenhof Delft

Delft, Netherlands

Museum Prinsenhof Delft

Now a museum, this building was once a 14th-century monastery and the place where the founder of the Dutch nation lived and was assassinated.
Reactor Instituut Delft.

Delft, Netherlands

Reactor Institute Delft

A nuclear reactor created for Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" campaign is now used for research at a Dutch university.
Vermeer’s Grave

Delft, Netherlands

Vermeer's Grave

The grave of the famous painter is marked by a simple stone in the ground.
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Van Kleef Museum and Distillery

Rumored to have been frequented by Vincent van Gogh, it's the only remaining genever producer in the Hague.
4 miles from Delft
Mauritstoren

The Hague, Netherlands

Mauritstoren

The location of the world's first telescope demonstration.
5 miles from Delft

The Hague, Netherlands

Museum de Gevangenpoort (The Prison Gate Museum)

A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.
5 miles from Delft

The Hague, Netherlands

Het Rariteiten Kabinet

Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies
5 miles from Delft
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