KINDERDIJK, Netherlands — The windmills at Kinderdijk were built in the mid- 1700s as a way to clear water from the low-lying landscape of the western Netherlands. Sometime in the 1950s, the millers ...

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Windmills and wildflowers at Kinderdijk in the Netherlands - Nick N A/Shutterstock When dreaming of the Netherlands, most conjure up images of rustic windmills towering over tranquil canals on the ...

The Kinderdijk Windmills, Colonies of Benevolence, Beemster Polder and Van Nelle Factory. Christine gets curious about UNESCO sites in the Netherlands. At the Kinderdijk Windmills, she shares how ...

The Netherlands is so much more than Amsterdam and tulips. It's a country where water meets land, where ancient windmills stand beside modern architecture, and where locals on bicycles outnumber cars.