Afsluitdijk Wadden Center — Attraction in Súdwest-Fryslân

Stumbled across the Wadden Center when my son-in-law went to do some drone photography of the wind farm in the IJsselmeer - Lake IJssel. We found an open parking area and walked through a passage in the dike to the lake side to launch the drone. By accident we found we had parked close to the Wadden Center. I had no idea what the oddly, to me, decorated structure was so off we went to explore. The lady who greeted us quickly switched to English when she realized that we were illiterates when it came to speaking Dutch. She told us the history of the Center and a bit about about the dike.

There are fascinating exhibits on the second floor of the building and you can get out to the roof for a fantastic view of the lake and the windmills.

We stopped in the cafe to grab something to eat before our drive back to South Holland. The food was very good. I had a hearty lentil soup that warmed me body and soul.

You'll bb convinced that, "God created the sea, but the Dutch created the Netherlands" if you tour the...

Visiting this place was so amazing experience, even if it is pretty hardly approachable by public transport. At the beginning, really friendly staff provided me with a tour which I was then able to listen via my phone in several languages (dutch, english, german, and frys). All information, about the history, clean energy, how and why the dam was built, what are the protection against flooding, and what are the plans how to increase the use of this dam in the future + many interactive ways how to explore flora and fauna of the area, were here for an acquiring a new knowledge. The atmosphere on the top of the roof (where solar panels providing all the energy for the Wadden centre were placed) was incredible. Inside is also the restaurant and this place is definitely worth...

Probably the best museum I've ever been to. There was a lot of interesting information, but it didn't consist of purely reading, but had loads of interactive things to do. I feel like a learnt a lot about not just the Afsluitdijk, but also the people of the Netherlands in general. It was truly fascinating, how much thought was put into it all. It wasn't very full and the prices were reasonable. The Café in the building was pleasant and you had a great view of everything around from the panorama roof. Everyone working there spoke good English and all information was available in Dutch,...