Netherlands UNESCO Sites in Pictures

The Netherlands’ UNESCO heritage in photos: canals, windmills and a parade of flowers. Amsterdam’s 17th-century Canal Ring was built as a planned expansion of the city, with merchants’ houses and bridges along the Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht. At Kinderdijk, 19 windmills from the 18th century still stand along the water and show how the Dutch kept their land dry. In Zundert, the Bloemencorso fills the streets each September with giant floats covered in dahlias. Dutch corso culture is on UNESCO’s list of intangible heritage. All photos come from sites we have visited and described. Open any place to see it on the map, check the weather and plan how to get there.