Sights

Domkerk and Domtoren

Domplein

}023 600 10 (tour reservations); www.domkerk.nl,ww.domtoren.nl

At 369 ft., this intricate Gothic spire belonging to Utrecht’s cathedral is the tallest church tower in all of the Nethe…

Coffeeshop Anderson

Vismarkt 23

}023 286 65

Coffeeshop Anderson is more touristy than many Utrecht shops, but that’s just because of its prime location and its two …

Centraal Museum

Nicolaaskerkhof

}023 623 62; www.centraalmuseum.nl

This is the Netherlands’s oldest municipal museum (dating from 1838), housed in a complex of pavilions constructed in a …

Catharijneconvent

Lange Nieuwstraat 38

}023 138 35; www.catharijneconvent.nl

In honor of Utrecht’s history as the Christian center of the Netherlands, this convent has been converted into a museum …

Janskerk

Janskerkhof

}023 216 16; www.janskerkutrecht.nl

Somewhat more austere than the neighboring Domkerk, Janskerk (the church of St. John) is a lovely medieval house of wors…

Oudegracht 176

}023 801 00; www.aamu.nl

This is the only museum in Europe dedicated to Australian Aboriginal art. Works on display date from 1970 to the present…

Steenweg 6

}023 127 89; www.museumspeelklok.nl

The Museum of Musical Clocks and Street Organs is every bit as quirky as it sounds. While you can wander among the instr…

Bordeaux Rood

Voorstraat 81

}023 696 86

The name makes Bordeaux Rood sound like an establishment in Amsterdam’s Red Light District, but other than some red velv…

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