Discover 20 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Het Noordbrabants Museum, Bastionder, and Kasteel Maurick. Also, be sure to include Jheronimus Bosch Art Center in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in 's-Hertogenbosch (Noord-Brabant).
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Het Noordbrabants Museum
Also known as: Noordbrabants Museum
Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Het Noordbrabants Museum is an art museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.[1]
Address: Verwersstraat 41, 5211 HT 's-Hertogenbosch
Bastionder
Bastionder is a small military museum and information center built into Bastion 'Oranje' in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.[2]
Address: Bastion Oranje 1, 5211 JE 's-Hertogenbosch
Kasteel Maurick
Maurick Castle is a castle in Vught, Netherlands. It had many famous owners and visitors.[3]
Address: 3 Maurick, 's-Hertogenbosch
Jheronimus Bosch Art Center
Art museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Jheronimus Bosch Art Center is located in the former New St. James Church on Jeroen Boschplein in 's-Hertogenbosch, the capital of North Brabant. Since 2007, there has been a permanent retrospective exhibition here on the life and work of the painter Jheronimus Bosch, who was born in the town. The venue is also used for concerts and conferences.[4]
Address: Jeroen Boschplein 2, 5211 ML 's-Hertogenbosch
St. John's Cathedral
Also known as: Sint-Janskathedraal
Gothic style, Catholic place of worship. The Catholic Cathedral Church of St. John of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, is the height of Gothic architecture in the Netherlands. It has an extensive and richly decorated interior, and serves as the cathedral for the bishopric of 's-Hertogenbosch.[5]
Address: Parade/Torenstraat 16, 5211 KL Den Bosch
Zwanenbroedershuis
Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Swan Brothers' House in 's-Hertogenbosch is a museum and the home of a famous medieval confraternity.[6]
Dieze Bridge
The Dieze Bridge is a bridge for road traffic. It spans the rivers Dieze and Aa, just north of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Dieze Railway bridge is somewhat further downstream.[7]
Groot Tuighuis
The Big Arsenal, in Dutch: Groot Tuighuis, in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, is also known as Old St. James Church, or Oude Sint Jacobskerk. It is the former location of the Noordbrabants Museum. It now houses the municipal heritage department and its storage. It is open to visitors four days a week.[8]
De Toonzaal
De Toonzaal is a music venue for chamber music, improvised music, and experimental music, situated in Den Bosch, Netherlands in a former synagogue. The music program is mainly focused on classical music and contemporary music, less on popular music.
The synagogue was built in 1823. During World War II a row of houses was built in front of the synagogue to block the view. Forty years later these houses were taken down to give the building its old appearance in the city. After World War II until the 1970s, the synagogue became less used.[9]
Address: Prins Bernhardstraat 4-6, 5211 HE 's-Hertogenbosch
Nieuw-Herlaer Castle
Nieuw-Herlaer Castle is a manor in Sint-Michielsgestel, the Netherlands. It contains a tower which was part of the preceding castle.[10]
Museum Slager
Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Museum Slager is an art museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, dedicated to the work of eight local painters from three generations of the Slager family. Behind the distinguished façade of the building there is a collection of paintings, drawings, engravings, watercolours and objects, all directly related to this family of painters. The museum is located at 8 Choorstraat, not far from St. John's Cathedral.[11]
Address: Choorstraat 8, 5211 KZ 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabanthallen
The Brabanthallen is a convention center in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Every year, it hosts several exhibitions, conferences, trade fairs, concerts and other big events. It is the third largest convention center in the Netherlands, after RAI Amsterdam and Jaarbeurs Utrecht.[12]
Bolwoningen
Historical landmark in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Bolwoningen is a Dutch community in Den Bosch, Netherlands. It consists of 50 spherical houses grouped together with winding paths between them, and next to a canal.[13]
Meerwijk Castle
Meerwijk Castle is a Tudor Revival Style mansion on the east bank of the Dieze river just north of 's-Hertogenbosch. It was preceded by Meerwijk Manor, built on the same location.[14]
Post mill Rosmalen
Also known as: Standerdmolen Rosmalen
Mill in the Netherlands. Post mill Rosmalen is a post mill in Rosmalen, Netherlands. The mill is situated in the neighbourhood of Molenhoek. The mill was built in 1732 on a natural slope. This slope is accented with old millstones.
In the past there were several mills in Rosmalen, but this mill is the only one remaining. After the Second World War the mill was damaged, and there were plans to demolish the mill. Because the mill became a rijksmonument, the mill was restored. The owner of the mill is the municipality of 's-Hertogenbosch[15]
W2 Poppodium
Willem Twee Poppodium is a pop venue in the Dutch city 's-Hertogenbosch. The venue got its current name in 2017. It was formerly known as W2 poppodium and Willem II Concertzaal.
Willem Twee Poppodium is situated in a former cigar factory Willem II. Since 2017 they acquired an old synagogue to incorporate it as a classical and jazz venue called Willem Twee Toonzaal. It is located in the Prins Bernhardstraat in 's-Hertogenbosch. The organisation also consists of music studio's, exposition rooms, conference rooms, rehearsal rooms and a café.[16]
Address: 's-Hertogenbosch, Boschveldweg 473
Citadel
Historical landmark in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The Citadel of 's-Hertogenbosch is a fortress on the north side of the town center of 's Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. It was constructed from 1637 to 1642.[17]
Address: Citadellaan 113, 's-Hertogenbosch
Sluis 0
Sluis 0 is a lock in the Zuid-Willemsvaart, in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. It is a large lock that will be made much smaller in the 2020s.[18]
Saint Lambertchurch
Also known as: Sint-Lambertuskerk
Catholic church in the Netherlands. The Saint Lambertchurch is a Catholic church in Rosmalen, North Brabant, Netherlands. The name of the church refers to Lambert of Maastricht, the Seventh-Century Bishop of Maastricht.
In the Twelfth Century there was a church in Rosmalen, which was made of wood. In 1300 the church was made of Tuff, a stone which was used very commonly in the period.
The tower of the church was given its current form in 1430. The nave of the church was rebuilt in 1550.
After the Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch, the church was used by Protestants. The church was also used as a prison and a town hall. The church was restored to Roman Catholic service in 1823. In 1911 the choir was replaced and a second transept added to a design by Frank A. Ludewig from Nijmegen.[19]
Address: Torenstraat 1, 5241 VG Rosmalen
Herzogenbusch concentration camp
Herzogenbusch was a Nazi concentration camp located in Vught near the town of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The camp was opened in 1943 and held 31,000 prisoners. 749 prisoners died in the camp, and the others were transferred to other camps shortly before Herzogenbusch was liberated by the Allied Forces in 1944. After the war, the camp was used as a prison for Germans and for Dutch collaborators. Today there is a visitors' center which includes exhibitions and a memorial remembering the camp and its victims.[20]