Zaanse Schans

This open-air museum showcases traditional Dutch life with authentic 18th-century windmills, wooden houses, and artisan workshops set along the Zaan River. Visitors can watch craftsmen make cheese, clogs, and chocolate while exploring working windmills that still grind spices and produce paint pigments. The picturesque setting offers quintessential Dutch scenery just minutes from Amsterdam, complete with grazing sheep and historic green wooden buildings.