North Holland has borders with Flevoland, Friesland, South Holland and Utrecht. Typical day-trips outside of the province include:
Delft — historic unspoiled town with the world-famous blue and white ceramics
Keukenhof — millions of tourists visit these enormous flower fields each Spring
Kinderdijk — these windmills show the typical Dutch landscape in all its glory
Leiden — historic student city with the country's oldest university and three national museums
Rotterdam — modern architecture, good nightlife and the largest port of Europe
Schokland — old island evacuated in 1859, a well-preserved ghost village remains
The Hague Den Haag — seat of government, royal family, judicial capital of the world and Madurodam
Urk â a Protestant community that mainly lives off fishery; This was once an island with its own culture, dialect and anthem and belonged to North Holland till 1950
Utrecht — historic center, nice antique stores and the Rietveld-Schröder House
