Museum Beelden aan Zee / Statues at the
Statues at the Sea Front is the open air museum and is part of the museum Beelden aan Zee just behind the sea front in Harteveldstraat.
23 statues of fairytale figures are permenantly on display on the sea front. When walking in southern direction, keep the sea on your right, Statues on the Seafront is on your left, just before the light house.
The bronze statues represent familar characters. You will find Hansel in a cage and a worried Gretel, Gulliver in Liliputian and a huge spidery figure eaten herring. The statues are the work of the New York sculpturer Tom Otterness.
The website shows some photos.
Free entrance for the fairytale figures. Entrance fee for the museum proper at Harteveldstraat.
How to get there:
from HS Station trams 1, 9, 11
from Centraal station tram 9 or bus 22 more
Kurhaus Hotel
Kurhaus Hotel was built in 1885 and is a listed building. It is right in the Centre of Scheveningen, The Hague's seaside suburb, and located on the beach promenade There is no better place to sit than on the terrace, the North Sea and beach in front of you.
Mix with the crowd and walk up and down the promenade. If the weather is disappointing and too cold to sit on the beach the adjacent Vitalizee, beauty and fitness centre is a perfect place to spend a few relaxing hours. .
In the centre of the hotel is the Kurzaal, with beautiful domed ceiling and gallery. Here you can enjoy your lunch and listen to live music.
Kurhaus Hotel is very central all attractions are a short walk away: Buses and trams stop in front of the hotel, the perfect way to get to the The Hague centre, which is only 15 to 20 minutes away. more
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