Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Utrecht - Atlas Obscura

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Museum Speelklok

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Sonnenborgh Observatory

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the edge of town.

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Rietveld-Schröder House

This still-celebrated home was a radical architectural experiment in 3D De Stijl.

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Utrecht, Netherlands

Poem With No End

'The Letters of Utrecht' lays out a ribbon of poetry one letter at a time, with no final verse in sight.

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Gerbrandy Tower

Tower that turns into world's tallest Christmas tree.

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Wolfsdreuvik

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.

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Lange Duinen

This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.

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