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As it has charming canals with historic buildings, monumental sights, famous attractions and world-class museums, you should definitely visit Amsterdam at least once in your life. But Amsterdam was actually built in a style ubiquitous for those days, resulting in much more Amsterdam-like historic cities around the country with similar historic brick houses and picturesque canals. The National Museum of Antiquities has a collection of Egyptian mummies, the Hortus Botanicus is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, Corpus is an enormous human-like structure explaining the human body and Naturalis Rotterdam actually used to be like the other historic cities around the country, but was heavily damaged in the Second World War.
Us, Dutch, has Maastricht on our list when we’re looking for a quick weekend getaway. Now that you’re ready to start the day, it’s time to see the first attraction in the city. Maastricht is a historical city, and since you’re only spending a day here, I encourage you to explore the most historical parts of the city. If you’re up for it, climb up the bell tower and bask in the beautiful views of the city and the Maas river.
You can check out the Zenden Hotel Maastricht for an affordable hotel stay that starts at $321. For bed and breakfasts, the Bed en Breakfast Hof van Wolder starts at $209. For an affordable family house, the Amby family house is a great choice that starts at $114. Do some shopping at the flea market at the train station and visit the Hell’s Gate, one of the city’s entry points.
On the other hand, if you will be taking a train, you can take a train from Amsterdam. You can get to Tilburg from Amsterdam via train, bus, car, or shuttle. Also, you should check out Niewlandstraat area because there are a lot of cool coffee places here. The Stoom013 is also a-must see as it’s a restaurant in an old train compartment at the Spoorzone.