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trains line the platforms. E Universiteitsmuseum
Children can ride around Lange Nieuwstraat 106. @ Tel 030-
the museum grounds on 2538008. Open 10am–5pm daily.
a miniature railway. Adults Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr, 25 Dec. &
and children alike will enjoy 7 8 - =
the exhibition inside, which ∑ universiteitsmuseum.nl
includes old advertising The Universiteitsmuseum is in
posters and model trains. a purpose-built building close
to the Centraal Museum. The
collection here covers education
E Nationaal Museum since the university was established
Speelklok tot Pierement in 1636 and includes weighing
Steenweg 6. @ Tel 030-2312789. and measuring instruments
Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun & hols and a “collection of curiosities”.
(also Mon in school hols). Closed 1 Jan, Behind the museum is the
27 Apr, 25 Dec. & 7 8 - University of Utrecht’s lovely Old
∑ museumspeelklok.nl Botanical Garden (1723), which
Garden of the beautiful inner This museum is inside the is open to the public.
Domkerk quadrangle 13th-century Buurkerk –
Utrecht’s oldest church. The ( Markets
E Nederlands museum’s collection displays the The Vredenburg holds a general
Spoorwegmuseum history of mechanical musical market on Wednesdays and
Maliebaanstation. @ Tel 030- instruments. The showpiece is a Saturdays. On Fridays it holds a
2306206. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun rare 15th-century musical clock. market for ecologically genuine
& public hols (also Mon in school You will also see – and hear – agricultural produce. On Satur-
hols). Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr. & 7 8 pierementen, the large organs days, the Janskerkhof hosts a
- ∑ spoorwegmuseum.nl pushed by organ grinders, music large flower and plant market.
The superb Dutch Railway boxes, fairground organs and On the same day, magnificent
Museum is very appropriately chiming clocks, as well as many bouquets are sold along the
situated in a former railway smaller instruments with Oudegracht, the old canal. The
station, in use from 1874 chiming mechanisms. Many of Breedstraat market, also held on
until 1939. Magnificent old the instruments are demonstrated Saturdays, is the venue of the
locomotives, carriages and on the guided tour. cloth market.

Utrecht City Centre
1 Nationaal Museum VINKENBURG STRAAT AMERSFOORT
Speelklok tot Pierement SCHOUTEN STR. MINREBROEDER JANSSTRAAT
2 Domtoren and Domkerk Vredenburg ANNASTRAAT
SLACHT TELING
3 Aboriginal Art Museum Stadhuis OUD KERKHOF
BAKKERSTRAAT LAUWERSTEEG A.D. WEERDZIJDE VIS MARKT ACHTER SINT PIETER PIETERS KERKHOF KROMME NIEUWEGR
4 Museum Catharijneconvent STADHBRUG DOMSTR.
MASSE
GAST
HEKEL
STEEG
STEENWE G CHOOR STRAAT DOMPLEIN DE DOM ACHTER
Domtoren
Domkerk
National Museum
van Speelklok
MARIAPLAATS WED DOMPLEIN TRANS
MARIASTRAAT
DONKER STR
Aboriginal
Centraal Station LIJNMARKT Art Museum HOF
450m (400 yards) VISSCHE RS N I E U W E G R AC HT
STROSTR. Oude Gracht NIEUWSTR. N I
STR O - STEE G Rietveld
KORTE
Schröder-Huis
HAVERSTRAAT HAMBURGERSTRAAT E U WE GRA C H T
0 metres 200 LA NGE Nieuwe Gracht
SPRINGWEG
ZWAANSTRAAT Museum
STEEG
0 yards 200 CATHARIJNE
Catharijneconvent
ZUILENSTRAAT Nederlands
Spoorwegmuseum
BRANDSTRAAT
NI E UW ST
Key KORTESMEE STR R . Centraal Museum,
Universiteitsmuseum
LANGE SMEESTRAAT
OUDE GRACHT TOLSTEEGZIJDE
SPRINGWEG
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