Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.3 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 17 m

Explore Rotterdam in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Rotterdam

Sight 1: Villa Zebra

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Villa Zebra Paul van der Blom / CC BY 2.5

Villa Zebra is a children's museum for contemporary visual art. Villa Zebra develops interactive exhibitions and art installations, art workshops and every two weeks a Klooi or Reading Afternoon. In addition, Villa Zebra provides art education programs at schools and on location.

Wikipedia: Villa Zebra (NL), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Poortgebouw

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The Poortgebouw is a national monument located at Stieltjesstraat 38 in the Kop van Zuid area of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was built beside the River Maas in 1879 and experienced a range of uses until it was squatted 3 October 1980. It had been standing empty for 2 years and was squatted as a protest intended to highlight the lack of affordable residential housing in Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: Poortgebouw (EN), Website

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Joods Kindermonument

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Joods Kindermonument

The Jewish Children's Monument in Rotterdam is a monument on the Kop van Zuid in memory of the Rotterdam Jewish children who were deported and killed in the Second World War. The monument is set up as a semicircle on which the names of all children are mentioned. It was designed by Wim Quist and unveiled on 10 April 2013.

Wikipedia: Joods Kindermonument (Rotterdam) (NL), Website

835 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Nederlands Fotomuseum

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Nederlands FotomuseumMarco Zanferrari from Doha, Qatar / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Netherlands Photo Museum (NFM) is a photography museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that was founded in 1989.

Wikipedia: Netherlands Photo Museum (EN), Website

2 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Rotterdam Cruise Terminal

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Rotterdam Cruise Terminal Michiel1972 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Rotterdam Cruise Terminal is a building on the Wilhelmina Pier, Rotterdam.

Wikipedia: Rotterdam Cruise Terminal (EN)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: World Port Center

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World Port Center

World Port Centre is a 33-storey, 123.1 m (404 ft) skyscraper in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Wikipedia: World Port Center (EN)

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