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Places near Zaandam by type
All 296 places by distance →One day from Zaandam
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:30 pm
30 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Zaandam
- Petruskerkchurch · 30 min
- Sacramentskerkchurch · 30 min
- Grote Kerkchurch · 30 min
- Oostzanerveldnature spot · 2 hrs
- Mill Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Zaandam
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Zaandam?
Czar Peter House (museum, about 1 km), Doopsgezinde Vermaning (church, about 1 km), Cultureel Centrum Bullekerk (church, about 1 km), Hembrug Museum (museum, about 2 km), Sultan Ahmet Moskee (mosque or dargah, about 2 km), Sint-Jozefkerk (church, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Zaandam?
150 places on Spotwander: 66 churches, 30 museums, 28 forts & heritage, 9 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 parks.
Which is the nearest church to Zaandam?
Doopsgezinde Vermaning, about 1 km by road; Cultureel Centrum Bullekerk (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Zaandam?
Czar Peter House, about 1 km by road; Hembrug Museum (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Zaandam?
Start in Zaandam, visit Petruskerk, then Sacramentskerk, then Grote Kerk, then Oostzanerveld, then Mill Museum, and drive back — about 30 km by road in all.