The best sights in Rotterdam
The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: Markthal · Cube Houses · Erasmus Bridge. (Updated Sep 18, 2026.)
Architecture, harbours and museums: Rotterdam's must-sees according to the city's tourist information, the ANWB and TripAdvisor.
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Top 10
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1
Markthal
Covered market under an arch with a huge ceiling mural.
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Cube Houses
Piet Blom's tilted cube houses.
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3
Erasmus Bridge
'The Swan' over the Maas.
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4
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Mirrored, publicly accessible art depot with a rooftop garden.
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5
Euromast
Observation tower with a restaurant and abseiling.
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6
Historic Delfshaven
Old harbour that survived the bombing.
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7
St Lawrence Church
Late Gothic church, one of the few medieval buildings left.
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8
Spido harbour tour
Boat tour of one of the world's largest ports.
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9
SS Rotterdam
Former ocean liner, now a hotel and museum.
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10
Oude Haven
Terraces among historic ships.
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11
Rotterdam Centraal
Station with a striking pointed roof.
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12
Hotel New York
Former headquarters of the Holland America Line on the Kop van Zuid, now a hotel and restaurant.
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13
The White House
Art Nouveau office building from 1898 on the Oude Haven, one of the first high-rise buildings in Europe.
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14
The Park
Nineteenth-century city park next to the Euromast, along the Maas.
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15
Kunsthal
Exhibition building by Rem Koolhaas (1992) at the Museum Park, with changing exhibitions.
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16
Phoenix
Museum about migration in an old harbor shed on Katendrecht, with the double spiral staircase Tornado; open since May 2025.
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17
Rotterdam Zoo (Blijdorp)
One of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands.
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Comments (12)
Rondvaart door de haven, je snapt pas hoe groot het is.
Fenix moet erbij, sinds 2025 open op Katendrecht en echt de moeite.
Fenix is echt een aanwinst voor Rotterdam.
De Markthal blijft indrukwekkend.
De Markthal is mooi, maar de eetkraampjes zijn prijzig.
Rotterdam is de leukste stad van Nederland, ik zeg het maar.
De Kunsthal van Koolhaas mist ook.
Depot Boijmans is echt uniek, je kijkt gewoon in het depot van een museum.
Kubuswoningen, raar maar leuk om te zien.
Het Park bij de Euromast, ideaal op een zomerdag.
Het Witte Huis was ooit de eerste wolkenkrabber van Europa.
Hotel New York op de Kop van Zuid, even iets drinken met uitzicht.