Nieuwegracht - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

Hotels near Nieuwegracht

Court Hotel Utrecht City Centre

★★★★

0.32 km away from here

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8.4

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Grand Hotel Karel V

★★★★★

0.49 km away from here

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16 Reviews

9.1

$189.45 per nightSelect

Top Activities Near Nieuwegracht

Attractions Near Nieuwegracht

Zocherpark

0.2 km away from here

The Zocherpark is a city park in the Dutch city of Utrecht that is located along part of the canal around the old city center . The several kilometers long Singelplantsoen was designed by the 19th-century landscape architect Jan David Zocher Jr. With a few exceptions, the centuries-old city defenses were demolished during the construction. A large part of the freed up space was subsequently used for the construction of the park.

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University Museum Utrecht | UMU

0.25 km away from here

The University Museum in the city of Utrecht is a science museum that manages the historical collections of Utrecht University. The old adjacent Hortus Botanicus is part of the museum. There is a special Youth Lab for experiments by children. The collection comprises around 200,000 objects, including approximately 80,000 photographs.

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Oude Hortus

0.26 km away from here

The Old Hortus refers to the garden that was the botanical garden of the University of Utrecht from 1723 to 1920 . The Oude Hortus is located between the Lange Nieuwstraat and the Nieuwegracht . The garden is still home to many species of animals and especially plants, including several species of stinsen plants, such as crown imperial, wild garlic and winter aconite.

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Sonnenborgh Observatory

0.29 km away from here

Sonnenborgh Observatory is an astronomical observatory and museum open to the public, located in Utrecht, Netherlands. It was founded in 1853 as a university observatory and from 1854 until 1897 it was the first home of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute.

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Park Lepelenburg

0.3 km away from here

Park Lepelenburg is a lively park situated along the canals that surround the centre of Utrecht. The Lepelenburg originally served as one of the city’s defensive works, but was given a recreational purpose over time. As soon as the sun breaks through the clouds, Utrecht’s inhabitants are quick to occupy a patch of grass in Park Lepelenburg.

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Het Utrechts Archief - Expo

0.31 km away from here

The Utrecht Archives is an archive institution in the Dutch city of Utrecht . It manages the richest collection on the history of the city and province of Utrecht . With over 30 kilometers of archives, visual documents and 73,000 publications, the archive forms a knowledge center for the history of Utrecht. The Utrecht Archives also possess knowledge about supervision according to the Archives Act and in the field of analog and digital archive management.

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Utrecht

Utrecht is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country. It is home to a number of nature preserves, castles and bustling cities. With the region having such a rich and long history, there are many old cities and ancient buildings to explore. The city of Utrecht features a historic center with an old cathedral tower that dates back to the Middle Ages.

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