Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

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Number of sights 36 sights
Distance 6.2 km
Ascend 74 m
Descend 74 m

Experience Kaatsheuvel in Netherlands in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Kaatsheuvel

Sight 1: De kikkerkoning

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De kikkerkoning

The Frog King is a fairytale attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The attraction opened in 1952. It is located in the fairytale forest between Cinderella and the Magic Clock.

Wikipedia: De Kikkerkoning (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Het Bruidskleed van Genoveva

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Genoveva's wedding dress is a fairytale attraction in the Dutch park Efteling. The attraction opened in 1952.

Wikipedia: Het bruidskleed van Genoveva (NL), Website, Url

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Ezeltje-strek-je

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Table Cover, Donkey Stretch, Bat Out of the Bag is a fairytale attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. On April 1, 1956, the Donkey Stretch out the story opened next to the Playground. In 1984 Donkey Stretch you was moved. From 1963 the Bat from the bag was exhibited in the Fairytale Museum and in 1999 the inn opened that exhibited Table Cover You, the last part.

Wikipedia: Tafeltje dek je, ezeltje strek je, knuppel uit de zak (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Raponsje

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Raponsje Eric de Redelijkheid / CC BY-SA 2.0

Rapunzel is the portrayal of Rapunzel in the Fairytale Forest in the Dutch theme park Efteling. It is the ninth fairy tale on the route through the Fairytale Forest and is located between The Talking Parrot and The Little Mermaid.

Wikipedia: Raponsje (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Trollenkoning

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Trollenkoning Eric de Redelijkheid / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Troll King is an animatronics show in the Fairytale Forest in the Dutch theme park Efteling. It is the seventh fairy tale on the walking route through the Fairytale Forest and is located between The Red Shoes and The Talking Parrot.

Wikipedia: De Trollenkoning (NL), Website, Url

67 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Pinokkio

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Pinokkio Eric de Redelijkheid / CC BY-SA 2.0

Pinocchio is a viewing scene in the Dutch theme park Efteling and is a depiction of the fairy tale Pinocchio. It is the fifth fairy tale on the route through the Fairytale Forest and is located between Little Red Riding Hood and The Red Shoes.

Wikipedia: Pinokkio (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

48 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Roodkapje

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Little Red Riding Hood is a viewing scene in the Dutch theme park Efteling and is a depiction of the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. It is the fourth fairy tale on the route through the Fairytale Forest and is located between Longneck and Pinocchio.

Wikipedia: Roodkapje (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Draak Lichtgeraakt

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Dragon Touchy is a viewing scene consisting of a fictional dragon in the Fairytale Forest of the Dutch theme park Efteling. It is the eleventh fairy tale on the route through the Fairytale Forest and is located between The Little Mermaid and The Wolf and the Seven Goats.

Wikipedia: Draak Lichtgeraakt (NL), Website, Url

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: De Kleine Zeemeermin

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The Little Mermaid is a depiction of the fairy tale The Little Mermaid in the Fairytale Forest in the Dutch theme park the Efteling. It is the tenth fairy tale on the route through the Fairytale Forest and is located between Rapunzel and Dragon Touchy.

Wikipedia: De Kleine Zeemeermin (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Kabouterdorp

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The Gnome Village is part of the Fairytale Forest in Efteling. The Gnome Village consists of a number of village houses in the shape of mushrooms where the daily life of the gnomes is depicted. It was opened at the same time as the amusement park itself on May 31, 1952 and was expanded in 1972, 1974 and 1980. The village was largely designed by Anton Pieck. The later designs of the extensions are based on designs by Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet. The gnome village is the second fairy tale on the route in the Fairytale Forest and is located between Sleeping Beauty and Long Neck.

Wikipedia: Kabouterdorp (NL), Website, Url

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Diorama

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The Diorama is a miniature world in Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. The highly detailed mountainous world, or Diorama, was designed by Anton Pieck and opened in 1971, in honour of the 20th birthday of Efteling.

Wikipedia: Diorama (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Stoomcarrousel

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Stoomcarrousel

A steam carousel is a merry-go-round powered by steam.

Wikipedia: Stoomcarrousel (NL), Website, Url

92 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Zwaan Kleef Aan

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Swan Cleve On, also known as the Golden Goose, is a fairytale attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The attraction is located on the Anton Pieckplein and opened in 1958 and is designed by Anton Pieck.

Wikipedia: Zwaan Kleef Aan (NL), Url

41 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Carrousel van Giezen en Vermolen

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Carrousel van Giezen en Vermolen

Carousel van Giezen en Vermolen, or simply Vermolenmolen or Vermolencarrousel is an attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling located on the Anton Pieckplein. The mill opened in 1996.

Wikipedia: Vermolenmolen (NL), Url

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 15: De Stenen Kip

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The Stone Chicken is a small attraction on the Anton Pieckplein in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The attraction is in fact a vending machine that is shaped like a chicken that lays plastic eggs with a small toy in it for a fee. The vending machine has been in the park since 1955 and was conceived by Peter Reijnders and Anton Pieck.

Wikipedia: Stenen Kip (NL), Url

27 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 16: De Ganzenhoedster

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The Goose Keeper is a statue in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The statue is located on the Anton Pieckplein, in front of the Anton Pieck carousel. The statue was designed by Anton Pieck and was unveiled on 23 July 1955 by then mayor Reinier van der Heijden.

Wikipedia: De Ganzenhoedster (NL), Url

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Het Volk van Laaf

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Het Volk van Laaf

The People of Laaf is an attraction in the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened its doors in 1990.

Wikipedia: The People of Laaf (EN), Website, Url

135 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Kleine Zweefmolen

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Kleine Zweefmolen is an attraction in the Dutch theme park the Efteling located on the Anton Pieckplein.

Wikipedia: Kleine Zweefmolen (NL), Url

42 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Vlindermolen

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The Butterfly Mill is an indoor caterpillar track in the Dutch theme park Efteling.

Wikipedia: Vlindermolen (NL), Url

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 20: Grote Zweefmolen

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Grote Zweefmolen is an attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling located on the Anton Pieckplein.

Wikipedia: Grote Zweefmolen (NL), Url

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 21: Anton Pieckcarrousel

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Anton Pieckcarrousel or Anton Pieckmolen is an attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling, located on the Anton Pieckplein behind De Ganzenhoedster. The carousel opened in 1955 to a design by Anton Pieck.

Wikipedia: Anton Pieckcarrousel (NL), Url

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 22: De Bremer Stadsmuzikanten

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The Bremen Town Musicians is a small statue in the Dutch theme park Efteling, which is located in the middle of a fountain on the Anton Pieckplein. It is a depiction of the four main characters from the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm. The statue was designed by Michel den Dulk and has been in the park since 2003.

Wikipedia: Bremer Stadsmuzikanten (Efteling) (NL), Url

67 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: De Gekroonde Eend

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The Crowned Duck is a small attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The attraction is in fact a vending machine that is designed as a white duck with a crown on it that lays plastic eggs containing a small toy for a fee. This makes the attraction very similar to the Stone Chicken, which can also be found in Efteling.

Wikipedia: Gekroonde Eend (NL), Url

38 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 24: Efteling Museum

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The Efteling Museum was opened in 2003 in the Efteling theme park in the North Brabant town of Kaatsheuvel on the then renovated and expanded Anton Pieckplein. The Efteling Museum was decorated by Robert-Jaap Jansen and cost €390,000.00. The museum can be entered from 2 sides.

Wikipedia: Efteling Museum (NL), Website, Url

425 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 25: Gondoletta

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Gondoletta is a water ride in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was developed by Intamin ; designed by Ton van de Ven and started operating in 1981.

Wikipedia: Gondoletta (EN), Website, Url

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: Pagode

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Pagoda is an unobtrusive variation of an observation tower in the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and started operating in 1987.

Wikipedia: Pagoda (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 27: Wensbron

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The Wishing Source is a small attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. In the center of the Wishing Well is a bronze-colored statue of a large fish. The small attraction was opened on May 21, 1985 by Princess Juliana and Anton Pieck.

Wikipedia: De Wensbron (Efteling) (NL), Url

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 28: Kinderspoor

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The Children’s Railway is a pedal train attraction in the Efteling amusement park.

Wikipedia: Children's Railway (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 29: Halve Maen

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Halve Maen

Halve Maen is a Pirate Ship ride at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.

Wikipedia: Halve Maen (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

104 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 30: De Oude Tufferbaan

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Tin Lizzies is a car ride in the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. The attraction was designed by Joop Geesink and built by Mack Rides, and started operating in 1984.

Wikipedia: Tin Lizzies (EN), Website, Url

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 31: De Vliegende Hollander

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De Vliegende Hollander

De Vliegende Hollander is a combination water coaster and dark ride at the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. The ride is based on the legend of Dutch man of war, the Flying Dutchman.

Wikipedia: De Vliegende Hollander (EN), Website, Url

277 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 32: Baron 1898

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Baron 1898 is a Dive Coaster produced by the Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard located in the Efteling in Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands. It opened on July 1, 2015. The coaster's soundtrack was created by the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wikipedia: Baron 1898 (EN), Website, Url

498 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 33: Aquanura

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Aquanura

Aquanura is the name of a fountain system in the Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. The premiere took place on 31 May 2012 on the park's 60th anniversary, and opened to the public the following day. The fountain was developed by WET Design, Efteling and Tebodin Consultants & Engineers. The fountain is the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world, after The Dubai Fountain and the Fountains of Bellagio, though it could better be compared as a smaller version of Disney's World of Color.

Wikipedia: Aquanura (EN), Website, Url

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 34: Efteling Theater 'Theatershow CARO'

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Theater Efteling is a theatre in the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened its doors in 2002.

Wikipedia: Efteling Theatre (EN), Website, Url

925 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 35: Vakantiepark Efteling Bosrijk

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Bosrijk is a holiday park of the Efteling amusement park in the Dutch municipality of Loon op Zand. The holiday park opened on December 11, 2009. It is the replacement for the much larger Droomrijk project, which disappeared from the table in 2004 under pressure from the environmental movement and due to a negative ruling by the Council of State. In addition to the Efteling Hotel, it is possible to spend the night at the Efteling.

Wikipedia: Efteling Bosrijk (NL), Website, Url

945 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 36: Vakantiepark Efteling Loonsche Land

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Efteling Loonsche Land is a holiday park within the world of Efteling and opened on 31 May 2017. It is built in dune style. There are three types of cottages: forest huts, dune huts and heather huts. There is also a group accommodation, the sheepfold, and a hotel, the Landhuys.

Wikipedia: Efteling Loonsche Land (NL), Website, Url

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