Het land van Jan Klaassen
Het land van Jan Klaassen (“The country of Jan Klaassen”, a typical Dutch puppet theatre character) is the biggest amusement park for children up to 8 years in the Achterhoek (south east Gelderland). It has 30,000 m2 of playground in the open air and 2,000 m2 of indoor playground. There are push carts, bicycles on rails, a maze with carnival mirrors and puppet theatre performances in the castle theatre. The park is open during the whole year on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. During school holidays it is open every day. For more information go to 
www.janklaassen.nl
The Dutch open air museum Arnhem
Take a day “into the past”, to your youth, but also to your (grand)parents life. Enjoy this beautiful museum park with all those memories to share! A visit to the Dutch Open Air Museum is worth wile for the whole family.
Museum park Oriëntalis, Nijmegen
Museum park Orientalis offers a contemporary view on the three most important faiths in the world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In Orientalis the world where Judaism, Christianity and Islam flourished, comes to life: the ancient Middle East. In this park, situated in a forested area, you find oriental villages and streets, synagogues, Bedouin tents, Roman gardens, early Christian churches and “oriental” animals, you feel far away from home. An inspiring environment for an impressive story about similarities and differences between the worlds of Jews, Christians and Muslims. Go back in history for 2000 years and travel through history.
Nature park “de Leemputten”
Nature park “de Leemputten” is a beautiful scenic area of 22 hectares. In the park you will find a magnificent walking route, 3.5 km long. During this route you can enjoy the small lakes, beautifully situated and with an enormous variety in flora and fauna.
Burgers Zoo, Arnhem
Burgers’ zoo is a new type of zoo. The animals are not just kept in cages, they are part of a complete ecosystem.
The park consists of four main parts: Jungle, Ocean and Safari.
Jungle: Burgers’Bush is the largest indoor rain forest in the world. Thousands of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish live in it.
Desert: a sharp contrast to the humid and noisy jungle, the desert is dry and quiet. It is the largest indoor desert in the world.
Ocean: coming from the jungle, you suddenly find yourself at a beach with the seawater nearly reaching your feet. The path slowly descends and the water reaches to your lips, and even higher! This is the beginning of a journey over the bottom of a southeast Asian coral sea.
Safari: and then, of course, we have Burgers’ safari, with an enormous savanna landscape, housing herds of zebras, antelopes and rhinoceroses. A bit further you will see lions and cheetahs.
In the zoo department you will find a large group of chimpanzee monkeys, but also gorillas, panthers and elephants.
Finally, there is Burger’s mangrove, also worth while visiting.
Borculo, museum city
Borculo is an old fortress town with a small, but very nice city centre and many attractions.
The Crystal museum has an enormous collection of fossils, minerals and gemstones. Many of these gemstones are polished and put into ornaments in the museum atelier. www.kristalmuseum.nl
Fire brigade museum.
A large collection of antique and unique fire trucks and fire extinguishers. It gives you a good impression of fire fighting from the beginning to the 1950´s. www.brandweerborculo.nl
Museum farm “erve Brooks/Niehof”, Gelselaar.
Old farming utensils can be seen here. www.erve-brooks.nl
Museum farm “de Lebbenbrugge” is a 15th century farm house. The rear part of this old Saxon farm was originally a detached house, where people and animals lived together in one room. In about 1550 a house in medieval style was built in front of it. The Saxon farm in timbered style is a unique heritage in rural style, where you can experience the old farm life of this part of the Netherlands. www.lebbenbrugge.nl
Radio museum.
Here you will find an exposition of radios, tv’s and other electrical appliances from 1925-1960.
War museum “de bezinning 1940/45”.
This museum shows life during mobilization and the war period 1940-1945. Authentic objects bring war history to life.
Castle “Huis Bergh”, ’s Heerenberg.
Huis Bergh is one of the largest and most important castles of the Netherlands. History of building and inhabitants go back to the middle ages.
The Gallery, Brummen
On the road from Arnhem to Zutphen you see “the Gallery Brummen”, a unique concept concerning classic cars, sports cars and life style. Not only do you find three stories of magnificent classic cars and old timers, but also several small shops, a lunch room and a unique toy museum. This toy museum covers 500 m2 and offers you a trip through the time, seen through the eyes of a child. You will see all kinds of mechanical toys, Dinky Toys, trains, Meccano, books for children, dolls, bears and a lot more. www.thegallerybrummen.nl
Playground Schöneveld, Doetinchem
Come and play in the nicest playground of the Achterhoek. The playground is open Mondays till Fridays from 10 AM till 5 PM. From April till September it is also open during the weekend, from 1 PM till 5 PM. The address is : van Limburg Stirumlaan 20, 7003 BK Doetinchem. www.speeltuinschoneveld.nl
