Rotterdam Trip Overview
Play a city game where you will follow clues to discover Rotterdam’s mesmerizing skyscrapers, modern buildings, and bridges, as well as the stories behind them.
You will learn about the vision that fueled Rotterdam’s rapid architectural transformation after the city’s bombing in the Second World War, the story of the many Europeans who traveled through Rotterdam to New York, and walk across the city’s iconic bridges.
Are you ready to explore Rotterdam’s sky-high landmarks?
Highlights:
Discover the city’s rich architectural heritage and Rotterdam’s vision behind it.
Find out the stories of the skyscrapers scattered across Kop van Zuid.
Learn about the similarities between Rotterdam and New York.
Stroll along the Erasmus Bridge and the Willems Bridge, and visit the Montevideo, New Orleans, and the Red Apple.
Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Starts: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
Explore Rotterdam Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Play a city game where you will follow clues to discover Rotterdam’s mesmerizing skyscrapers, modern buildings, and bridges, as well as the stories behind them.
You will learn about the vision that fueled Rotterdam’s rapid architectural transformation after the city’s bombing in the Second World War, the story of the many Europeans who traveled through Rotterdam to New York, and walk across the city’s iconic bridges.
Are you ready to explore Rotterdam’s sky-high landmarks?
Highlights:
Discover the city’s rich architectural heritage and Rotterdam’s vision behind it.
Find out the stories of the skyscrapers scattered across Kop van Zuid.
Learn about the similarities between Rotterdam and New York.
Stroll along the Erasmus Bridge and the Willems Bridge, and visit the Montevideo, New Orleans, and the Red Apple.
Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, an outdoor escape game, and a treasure hunt.
Pass By: Erasmus Bridge, Erasmusbrug, 3072 Rotterdam The Netherlands
Erasmusbrug is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge, construction began in 1986 and was completed in 1996. It crosses the Nieuwe Maas in the centre of Rotterdam, connecting the north and south parts of this city, second largest in the Netherlands.
Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.
Pass By: Cruise Terminal Rotterdam, Wilhelminakade 699, 3072 AP Rotterdam, Netherlands
The Rotterdam Cruise Terminal is a building on the Wilhelmina Pier, Rotterdam. The Cruise Terminal served as the arrival and departure point of Holland America Line and is considered part of the city’s social and industrial heritage. The Cruise Terminal is still used by large passenger vessels that visit Rotterdam.
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Pass By: De Rotterdam, Wilhelminakade 177, 3072 AP Rotterdam The Netherlands
De Rotterdam is a building on the Wilhelminapier in Rotterdam, designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1998. The complex is located between the KPN Tower and Rotterdam Cruise Terminal and was finalized at the end of 2013.
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Pass By: Hotel New York, Koninginnenhoofd 1, 3072 AD Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hotel New York is a hotel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, based in the former office building of the Holland America Lines. It was used as temporary accommodation for European emigres in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: “Often, package deals were available which would combine a train ticket, hotel accommodation and passage over the oceans.”
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Pass By: Montevideo, Landverhuizersplein 52, 3072 MH Rotterdam The Netherlands
Montevideo is a 43-storey, 139.5 m residential skyscraper on the river Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The Montevideo logo on the roof is an 8 by 8 m letter “M” which brings the tower’s total height to 152.3 m. The logo is also designed to be a giant wind vane.
Pass By: Maastoren, Wilhelminakade 1, 3072 AP Rotterdam The Netherlands
The Maastoren is with its height of 165 metres the tallest building in the Netherlands. The office building is situated on the bank of the Nieuwe Maas, after which the building is named, in the neighborhood Kop van Zuid in the South Holland city of Rotterdam.
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Pass By: De Hef, Koningshaven Koningshaven/ Nordereiland, 3071 Rotterdam The Netherlands
De Hef is the popular name of the Koningshavenbrug , a railway lift bridge over the Koningshaven in Rotterdam that has been out of service for rail traffic since 24 September 1993 . The bridge formed part of the Breda – Rotterdam railway line.
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Pass By: Willemsbrug, 3011 Rotterdam The Netherlands
The Willemsbrug is a bridge next to the Erasmusbrug in the centre of Rotterdam, spanning the Nieuwe Maas. It links the northern part of the city with the Noordereiland and the district of Feijenoord. The bridge was completed in 1981, designed by C. Veerling and named after King Willem III of the Netherlands.
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Pass By: The Red Apple, Wijnbrugstraat, 3011 XW Rotterdam The Netherlands
The Red Apple is a 40-storey, 124-metre residential skyscraper on Wijnhaven Island in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by KCAP Architects & Planners and Jan des Bouvrie.
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Pass By: Centrale Bibliotheek Rotterdam, Hoogstraat 110, 3011 PV Rotterdam, Netherlands
In 1869 , the foundation for the current Library is laid by archivist JH Scheffer. From 1891 , Museum Boymans offered the possibility for everyone to consult books twice a week. Thanks to the efforts of librarian Gerrit van Rijn, this possibility existed 7 days a week from 1902 . In 1907 the former Municipal Library was given its own accommodation on the Van Hogendorpsplein.
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