Scavenger hunt in the Netherlands

Spot the Helpoort medieval gate

Find the Helpoort (Hell's Gate), the oldest surviving city gate in the Netherlands. Photograph the medieval brick tower.

Spot the Het Torentje

Find Het Torentje (the small tower of the Prime Minister's office) on the Hofvijver. Photograph the small tower.

Spot the Hofvijver pond reflection

Walk around the Hofvijver pond and find the Binnenhof, Mauritshuis or Torentje reflected in the water. Photograph the mirror image.

Spot the Hoge Brug pedestrian bridge

Walk to the Hoge Brug, the white pedestrian-and-bike bridge over the Maas. Photograph the arch.

Spot the Hooglandse Kerk

Find the Hooglandse Kerk on Hooglandse Kerkgracht. Photograph the gothic church.

Spot the I-amsterdam letters

The big I-amsterdam letters at the Rijksmuseum were removed in 2018, but smaller replicas appear around the city (Schiphol, the EYE, on Rijksmuseum souvenirs). Find one and photograph it.

Spot the Korenbeurs facade

Find the Korenbeurs (former corn exchange) on the Nieuwe Rijn. Photograph the classical facade.

Spot the Lebuïnuskerk

Find the Sint-Lebuïnuskerk on the Brink. Photograph the tall gothic spire.

Spot the Leiden Stadhuis

Find the Leiden Stadhuis on Breestraat (the post-fire 1929 rebuild facade with the original Renaissance front). Photograph the steps.

Spot the Lichttoren

Find the Lichttoren, the old Philips lightbulb factory tower turned residential. Photograph the cylindrical brick tower.

Spot the Limburg flag

Find the Limburg flag (horizontal yellow-white-blue with red lions) flying somewhere. Photograph the colours.

Spot the Madurodam miniature reference

Find Madurodam (the miniature park) entrance sign, a poster, or a Madurodam souvenir. Photograph the reference.

Spot the Magere Brug

Find the Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), the white wooden drawbridge over the Amstel. Photograph it lit up at night for bonus points.

Spot the Markt town hall

Find the Stadhuis on the Markt, the Pieter Post 17th-century town hall with the bell tower. Photograph the facade.

Spot the Markthal arch

Find the giant Markthal horseshoe arch on Binnenrotte. Photograph the colourful interior mural through the glass facade.

Spot the Martinikerk church

Behind the tower find the Martinikerk. Photograph the gothic facade.

Spot the Martinitoren (D'Olle Grieze)

Find the Martinitoren on the Grote Markt, the 97-metre brick tower of Groningen. Photograph the tower against the sky.

Spot the Mauritshuis facade

Find the Mauritshuis (the small classicist palace, home of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring). Photograph the cream facade.

Spot the Miffy / Nijntje

Find a Miffy (Nijntje) reference: the Miffy crossing on Bakkerstraat, the Miffy Museum facade, a souvenir shop. Dick Bruna was Utrecht's most famous illustrator. Photograph the rabbit.

Spot the Mooswief statue

Find the bronze Mooswief (the cabbage-seller) on the Markt fountain. Photograph the statue holding her vegetables.

Spot the Neude post-office mosaic

Walk to the Neude (the former post office, now Bibliotheek Neude) and find the mosaic floor and tiled facade. Photograph the building.

Spot the Noordeinde Royal Palace

Walk to the Noordeinde Palace (the King's working palace) and find the white-and-cream facade. Photograph the entrance.

Spot the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek facade

Find the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwebasiliek (Basilica of Our Lady) with its dark fortress-like west tower. Photograph the towers.

Spot the Oudegracht wharves

Walk along the Oudegracht and find the wharves (werven) with cellar cafés below street level. Photograph a wharf with the canal.