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Nelis' Dutch Village
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Tulip bed at Nelis'
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Welkom to our
web site!
Nelis'
Dutch Village Theme Park is now open
daily for
the 2009 season.
For
family summer fun, check out our Royalty
Club! New for 2009, it's a tremendous family
value!
Preview your visit to Nelis'
Dutch
Village Theme Park below. Come and enjoy "the
complete Dutch experience."
theme park is a step
back into the Netherlands of over 100 years ago, complete with
authentic Dutch architecture, flowering gardens, canals and windmills.
The history and culture of the Dutch come to life as our associates,
dressed in native costumes including wooden shoes, demonstrate
the crafts and life in those olden days.
Songs from our towering 25-bell carillon greet arriving visitors.
While strolling through the park, enjoy the music of our Amsterdam
street organs, and watch the klompen dancers kick up their heels
with our Dutch folk dance, and then join in on the fun and become
an honorary Dutch Dancer for the day! See how
a Dutch farm family would have lived in the Frisian farmhouse and barn. Visit
our wooden shoe factory where shoes are carved by hand and with antique automated
machinery.
Everyone is encouraged to try on a pair of Klompen (wooden
shoes). Children will enjoy feeding the farm animals, sliding down the giant
wooden shoe slide, riding our restored antique carousel and taking the big swing
on our Zweefmolen (Dutch Swing Ride) - one of our most popular attractions.
There is no extra charge for any of our rides.
Adults can step
onto our Heksenwaag (a 200-year-old witches'
scale) to find out who is guilty of witchcraft, hand crank an Amsterdam
street organ, and sample Dutch specialty foods. Educational movies enjoyed
by both adults and children are shown throughout the day. Our Klederdracht (costume)
Museum features authentic costumes in typical settings, a diorama depicting
a Dutch country scene, and a doll exhibit with 150 provincial costumes.
Each year we add new and popular family fun activities. In 2008, for
the first time, we showcased Old Dutch Cheese making. Added
in 2007 were Street Scrubbing, Cheese
Tasting, and Choosing Delftware (for your collection). In 2006,
the Petting Zoo, Dutch Dancing Lessons, and Walking Our Goat were added.
There is convenient free parking for busses, motor homes or any vehicle.
See our daily schedule
of open hours.
Want to read an independent online review about Nelis' Dutch Village?
Click
here to see how our Dutch hospitality
"made my day" for a travel
writer.
For more information on the Holland area and lodging properties, please
visit www.holland.org.
Tulip Time
in 2010 will be May
1 through May 8.
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