Things to do in Municipality of Den Haag

Spend a day at Scheveningen Beach, The Hague’s historic seaside resort. Play a game of beach volleyball with the locals, enjoy family-friendly seaside entertainment or go for a swim and sunbathe on a towel. In the evenings, choose between cinemas, numerous restaurants and a range of nightclubs.

Visit the miniature park called Madurodam to direct planes at Schiphol airport, operate model cranes in Rotterdam harbor or wander through scaled down versions of the finest cities in the Netherlands. In the process, you’ll learn about some of the achievements the entrepreneurial Dutch have made.

Take a tour of the collection of buildings and open spaces called Binnenhof to see inside the official chambers of the Dutch government. Before you enter, view the complex from across the Hofvijver (Royal Pond). Look for the Dutch prime minister’s hexagonal office called Het Torentje (The Little Tower).

Visit the Mauritshuis and admire the way in which Vermeer portrays the play of the light on the water in his famous View of Delft, come face to face with his famous work Girl with a Pearl Earring or examine a self-portrait and other works by the famous Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. The temple-like building itself is considered to be one of the finest examples of Dutch classicism.

The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis) is a grand neo-renaissance style structure that houses the International Court of Justice. Tour the rooms and gardens of this extraordinary building where disputes between states are settled. See beautiful works of art that were given from many nations of the world as symbols of friendship and unity.