Hoge Veluwe National Park, National park in Gelderland, Netherlands
Hoge Veluwe National Park is a nature reserve in the province of Gelderland, spanning 5400 hectares of woodlands, heath fields, and sand dunes. The landscape shifts between closed tree cover, open sandy patches, and low heather fields that change color with the seasons.
The grounds were purchased in 1909 by a Dutch industrialist couple as a private estate and gradually expanded over the following decades. In 1935, the area was transferred to the Dutch government and declared the country's second national park.
The museum of modern art within these grounds was founded by a wealthy couple and now displays over 90 paintings and drawings by a celebrated Dutch artist across more than 11,000 square meters of exhibition space. A sculpture garden with more than 160 works extends across lawns and pathways, connecting visitors to the surrounding woodland.
Visitors can borrow free white bicycles at several entrances and return them to stations distributed throughout the grounds. Several marked routes connect the main attractions and pass through different types of terrain over short and longer distances.
Below a visitor center inside the park lies a museum displaying geological exhibits and skeletons of Ice Age animals that once roamed this region. The entire exhibition space sits beneath ground level and is accessed via a staircase.
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