Centrum Travel Guide
Haarlem





Popular places to visit

Grote Markt
Try local delicacies of salted herring, buttery poffertjes and gooey stroopwafels and relax in a cozy café overlooking the buildings of this ancient town square.

Teylers Museum
Experience the Enlightenment. Discover an 18th-century merchant’s collection of art, natural history, geology and science in harmonious neoclassical architecture.

Corrie Ten Boom House
Visit the historic house where a courageous family hid about 800 Jews and underground resistance fugitives from the Nazis in a secret wardrobe compartment.

Frans Hals Museum
See the works of one of the most talented Dutch Master painters. Let the art transport you back to Haarlem as it was in the 17th and 18th centuries.

St. Bavo Church
Explore earlier times inside the 15th-century church, nicknamed “Jan with the High Shoulders,” that was at the heart of Haarlem’s community.
Corrie ten Boom House
You can find out about the history of Oude Stad with a stop at Corrie ten Boom House. Add the area's churches or shops to your travel plans.
Things to do

Zaanse Schans: Windmill & Museum Entry Ticket w/ Audio Guide

Haarlem: Frans Hals Museum Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide

Amsterdam: Windmill Guided Tour

Zaandijk-Near Zaanse Schans Chocolate making demo & tasting

AMAZE Amsterdam: Immersive Audiovisual Experience

Zaanse Schans: Pancake Restaurant Visit
Top hotels in Centrum

citizenM Schiphol Airport
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Reviewed on 16 Dec 2025

Ruby Emma Hotel Amsterdam
Great place to stay. Very quiet, convenient to the train station, very cool building. Definitely will stay here again
Reviewed on 16 Dec 2025

Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam
Great location within walking distance to many restaurants and sites. Staff very friendly and ready to assist with all requests. Pool and spa a great place to relax and refresh after a long flight. Room with canal view had comfortable beds and front view of the beautiful Main Train Station . Will ...
Reviewed on 16 Dec 2025

Park Centraal Amsterdam, part of Sircle Collection
The staff was great! The rooms clean and the breakfast was delicious.
Reviewed on 13 Dec 2025

BUNK Hotel Amsterdam
This place was a little further than I had hoped from the area where I wanted to visit the most. It was an easy Uber ride two and from downtown. I would definitely stay there again because it was beautiful way more than what I expected. I had a single room very small, but had everything I needed. ...
Reviewed on 17 Dec 2025

Room Mate Aitana, Amsterdam
Good location, friendly staff and nice room
Reviewed on 16 Dec 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Centrum

Stationsbuurt
If you're spending some time in Stationsbuurt, Hofje van Staats and Tmall History Museum are top sights worth seeing.
