🏛️ Culture in The Hague
Netherlands
About The Hague for Solo Travelers
The world's international city of law and peace where Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring hangs in an intimate royal museum — solo travelers find The Hague a sophisticated, crowd-free alternative to Amsterdam.
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The Hague is the Netherlands' international city of peace and justice — the Mauritshuis (Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring) is a world-class and perfectly sized solo museum, the International Court of Justice buildings are fascinating, and the Scheveningen beach is an easy tram ride for solo coastal walks. Very English-speaking international city, excellent public transport, and far less crowded than Amsterdam.
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Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
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Binnenhof
Culture
The oldest parliament building still in use in the world — the 13th-century Gothic complex on a lake in the center of The Hague that has been the seat of Dutch government since the 17th century. The Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) with its medieval vaults hosts the annual opening of parliament by the monarch; the Hofvijver lake reflection is one of the Netherlands' most beautiful urban scenes.
📍Binnenhof, The Hague
Mauritshuis
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The finest small museum in Europe — a 17th-century golden age palace housing Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, and a selection of 800 Dutch and Flemish masterpieces that rival the Rijksmuseum at a fraction of the size and crowds. One of the great museum experiences.
📍Plein 29, The Hague