Scavenger hunt in the Netherlands

Spot orange Dutch fan gear

Find someone wearing or selling orange Oranje fan gear (Koningsdag tat, an Oranje football shirt, a tour-group cap). Photograph the orange. King's Day on April 27 is peak orange.

Spot raw herring with onions

Find raw Hollandse Nieuwe herring with chopped raw onion at a fish stall (Markthal or any haringkraam). Photograph the silver fish.

Spot Scheveningen Pier

Take the tram to Scheveningen and find the Pier with the Ferris wheel, the boardwalk and the kurhaus dome. Photograph the pier.

Spot the Aa-kerk in the centre

Find the Aa-kerk (Der Aa-kerk) church with its red-orange tower near the Akerkhof. Photograph the church.

Spot the Adriaan Pauwbrug or another Haarlem bridge

Find a Haarlem bridge over the Spaarne (the white Catharijnebrug lifts for tall boats). Photograph the bridge.

Spot the Begijnhof courtyard

Find the entrance to the Begijnhof off Spui, step inside and photograph the quiet inner courtyard with the wooden house (Het Houten Huys).

Spot the Bergkerk

Find the Bergkerk on the Bergkerkplein with its 14th-century twin towers. Photograph the towers.

Spot the Binnenhof gate

Find the gothic Binnenhof gate, the entrance to the historic government complex on the Hofvijver. Photograph the gate.

Spot the Bonnefantenmuseum dome

Find the Bonnefantenmuseum on Avenue Céramique, with its silver dome by Aldo Rossi. Photograph the dome.

Spot the Burcht hilltop fort

Walk to the Burcht (the round 12th-century fortress on the hill). Photograph the circular wall.

Spot the Catharijneconvent or Vredenburg facade

Find the Catharijneconvent church (medieval) or the new Vredenburg music hall (TivoliVredenburg). Photograph one of these architectural contrasts.

Spot the Catharinakerk

Find the Sint-Catharinakerk with its twin neo-gothic spires. Photograph the spires against the sky.

Spot the Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen)

Walk to the Cube Houses near Blaak and find the tilted yellow cubes by Piet Blom. Photograph the cluster.

Spot the Dom Tower

Find the Dom Tower (Domtoren) of Utrecht, the 112-metre gothic bell tower, the tallest church tower in the Netherlands. Photograph it.

Spot the Domkerk church

Find the Domkerk (the church behind the tower, never reconnected after the 1674 tornado). Photograph the church facade or the gap where the nave used to stand.

Spot the Dutch tricolor

Find a Dutch flag (horizontal red-white-blue) flying on a houseboat, balcony or government building. Photograph it.

Spot the Erasmusbrug

Find the white Erasmusbrug (Swan Bridge) over the Maas. Photograph the asymmetric pylon and cables.

Spot the Euromast

Find a view of the 185-metre Euromast tower. Photograph it against the sky or rising over the city.

Spot the Forum Groningen

Find the Forum Groningen, the modern angular tilted-stack building on the Nieuwe Markt. Photograph the cantilevered facade.

Spot the Forum Groningen rooftop view

Take the elevator (or stairs) up to the Forum rooftop and photograph the city panorama from above.

Spot the Frans Hals Museum facade

Find the Frans Hals Museum (Hof and Hal locations) facade. Photograph the entrance or sign.

Spot the Groninger Museum colourful blocks

Find the Groninger Museum, the colourful Mendini-and-Coop Himmelb(l)au building on its own island in the canal. Photograph the bright cubes.

Spot the Grote Markt Grote Kerk

Find the Grote Kerk (Sint-Bavokerk) on the Grote Markt. Photograph the gothic facade or the wooden tower.

Spot the Hef railway bridge

Find De Hef (the old lift-bridge over the Koningshaven). Photograph the iron structure from the riverside.