Hortus botanicus Leiden
Historic botanical garden with glasshouses, unusual plants and quiet spots by the canal.
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→Historic botanical garden with glasshouses, unusual plants and quiet spots by the canal.
Place8,8/10
Museum covering five centuries of science and medicine in a historic former hospital.
Museum of world cultures, human stories and international collections near the station.
Place8,9/10
Place8,5/10
The Netherlands’ national archaeological museum, with the complete Temple of Taffeh, a world-class Egyptian collection and major objects from Greece, Rome and the early Netherlands.
Place8,6/10
Free-to-visit late-Gothic church with enormous windows, a 65.70-metre transept, historic organs and a distinctive unfinished silhouette.