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cities. Combining Delft (Vermeer's hometown, laced with canals)
with the neighboring city, The Hague, makes a rewarding day of
sightseeing. Two impressive sights near the city of Arnhem—the
Arnhem Open-Air Folk Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum
of modern art (in Hogue Veluwe National Park)—also merit the
trip. And there are several other easy and fun side-trips from the
Amsterdam/Haarlem area, including the Historic Triangle (a
nostalgic loop trip on a steam train and boat), Keukenhof 's flower
garden (one of the world's best, open in spring only), Edam (an
adorable village), Alkmaar (Holland's cheese mecca), Aalsmeer
(a bustling modern flower auction), Schokland (for a chance to
walk on what was the bottom of the sea at this village/museum),
more open-air folk museums (Enkhuizen and Zaanse Schans), and
so on. Your options are described in the “Dutch Day Trips at a
Glance” sidebar on page 272.
