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Kröller-Müller Museum
The Kröller-Müller Museum of top-notch modern art, rated ss ,
is located within Hoge Veluwe National Park, the Netherlands'
largest at 13,000 acres. While the south end of the park is just out-
side Arnhem, the museum is buried deep in the forest close to the
opposite end of the park, near the town of Otterlo.
OrIENTaTION
Cost, Hours, Information: €14 combo-ticket includes park entry,
open Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00, sculpture garden until 16:30, closed
Mon, Houtkampweg 6, tel. 031/859-1241, www.kmm.nl.
Getting There: Public-transportation connections to the
Kröller-Müller Museum and Hoge Veluwe National Park are
complicated, potentially involving several changes. (Even locals
who work at the park don't bother trying to commute by bus.) Give
yourself plenty of time, and try to confirm bus schedules when
planning your day. These instructions get you to the northwest
entrance of the park, near Otterlo, just over a mile from the
Kröller-Müller Museum.
From Amsterdam: First, take the train to Ede-Wageningen
(4/hr, 1 hr, some with a transfer in Utrecht). Exit the Ede-
Wageningen station toward signs marked Centrum to find the
bus stops, where you can catch bus #108 to Otterlo (bus marked
Apeldoorn, runs hourly about :40 past the hour, or 2/hr on weekday
mornings before 11:00, 15 min, costs 5 strippenkaart strips). Hop
of the bus at Otterlo Rotonde (a roundabout on the edge of town).
From here, walk five minutes into the town center, and then hang
a left to the park entrance (about 20 minutes total), where you can
buy your ticket and hop on a free white bike to ride to the Kröller-
Müller Museum or the park's Visitors Center.
If you'd rather wait for a ride, bus #106 goes from Otterlo
Rotonde to Otterlo Centrum, and then continues into the park
(1-2/hr, bus marked Hoenderloo, check posted schedule to see how
long you'll wait; see “Getting Around Hoge Veluwe National
Park,” next page).
If the schedules don't line up well, you can also get from
Amsterdam to the park via Arnhem (see below).
From Arnhem Central Station: Remember, Arnhem is a 1.25-
hour train ride from Amsterdam. From Arnhem Central Station,
the Kröller-Müller Museum is 12 miles away. There's no direct bus
to the museum, so you'll go via the town of Otterlo: Go next door
to Arnhem's bus station (see “Arrival in Arnhem,” page 258), take
bus #105, and get off at Otterlo Centrum (1-2/hr, 20 min, 5 strip-
penkaart strips each way; when you get off, note return times). Once
 
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