Zuiderzeemuseum — Attraction in Enkhuizen

In the Ziuderzeemuseum you learn a part of Dutch history from the areas of life, living and working... at first hand. Some of the buildings there have been transported to Enkhuizen via waterways from their original locations on what was then the Zuiderzee (now the IJsselmeer and Markermeer) from 1700-1900. Very impressive! Volunteers work in traditional clothing on their typical products of that time. You can chat with them and learn a lot more. Exciting! Walking through the old workshops, houses, shops... even a schoolhouse was thought of, you get a great impression. Seven of us (4 adults and 3 children, 10,12,14 y) started at 1 pm in the open-air museum and were not quite through by the time it closed at 5 pm. So you need a lot of time, but it passes quickly, pleasantly and astonished at this beautiful place. This was certainly not our last time there.

You can go there by boat and walk through the beautiful Enkhuizen back to the station. With a lot of time and still capacity to take in the indoor...

If you buy tickets in advance you can travel by boat from just behind the train station (as you need to show a ticket to board) but walking the short distance is just fine. There'll be photo opportunities galore, including costumes to try on, re-enactors to mingle with and livestock. Don't forget to pause and just gaze across the water, what was once sea (until 1932). Leave enough time for both the inside and outside museums. Notwithstanding the suggestion of arriving by boat, directly into the outside museum, there would be an argument for visiting the inside museum first to understand the historical background better. The adjacent town is also very photogenic so don't omit viewing that. One could reasonably do the inside museum, visit the town and then take the boat! P.S. if you arrive by car your options are more limited as the location of the parking rather dictates taking the boat first (although you could stay on board and disembark at the station; it's a round trip at no...

Walk back in time in the buiten/outdoor museum and its great collection of buildings. The staff are like actors who simulate life as it was at that time, as if they actually lived there. It was fun for young and old as our 7 year old daughter liked the many activities that we're going on during the summer school holidays, including dressing up in costume, making a skipping rope, and painting a clog/wooden shoe. We all liked sampling the smoked fish, direct out of the smoker, including the salmon 2.50 euro per piece. As a day trip from Amsterdam, allow an hour each way for the train. This is definitely a full day long activity. You can buy tickets for their ferry and admittance to the museum from the VVV/tourist information. One quibble, we has museumjaarkaarts but when we bought the tickets we forgot to use the. For 60 euros, they are a great deal if you plan on visiting multiple museums as they are valid throughout...