What to see, feel & savour

Rotterdam isn’t just a city — it’s a tide that draws you in. From sea-swept skylines to street corners humming with art, every step ashore leads to something textured, bold, and beautifully alive. Whether you’re drawn by modern marvels, harbour lore, or stories served warm from a local kitchen, this is a city that invites you to wander deep and anchor slow.

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen

Part gallery, part mirror to the city’s soul. Art stored, revealed, and reimagined inside a silver vessel in the sky.

Witte de Withstraat

Art, vinyl, and well-poured drinks. This street beats to the rhythm of the city’s most creative pulse.

Nieuwe Luxor Theatre

Curtains rise on music, movement, and meaning. Big acts, local voices, and nights lit with applause.

Bike Ride to Kinderdijk

Pedal past city edges and into UNESCO marshland, where 18 windmills stand as watchful guardians of Dutch water wisdom.

SS Rotterdam

Once a grand ocean liner, now a docked piece of living history. Dine, dream, or dance aboard a sea-soaked legend.

Cube Houses

Tilted geometry turned icon. Step inside a slice of architectural daring that’s pure Rotterdam spirit.

FENIX Museum of Migration

A journey told through generations. Expect stories that move — across oceans, borders, and hearts.

Euromast

High above the waterline, the horizon unrolls. Ride skyward and see the city in full sprawl and sparkle.

Rotterdam Zoo

Where the wild world finds wonder. From butterfly domes to elephant trails — nature flourishes near the city’s heart.

Delfshaven

Time slows along this quiet canal, where cobbles and gables echo with centuries of trade, faith, and brewing craft.

Maritime Museum

Ropes, rigging, and the rhythm of the sea. Trace the city’s shipping soul from compass to container.

Markthal

Beneath a mural-painted arch, the city gathers. Flavours from every corner of the world drift through this cathedral of taste and texture.

Erasmus Bridge

Steel-strung and swan-like, it connects more than shores — it links past to present in every step across.

Kunsthal Rotterdam

Exhibitions that defy definition. Step into bold perspectives, unexpected collisions, and layered visual storytelling.

Images used with permission from Iris vanden Broek, Gerhard van Roon, Hester Blankestijn – Rotterdam Partners