Among the canalside meadows and reeds stand 19 windmills over a 2km stretch, made famous by their number, size and the beauty of the marshy plain. Bearing witness to the never-ending battle against the rising water, they have since 1997 been on Unesc..

When leaving Nieuw-Lekkerland, you will see below the dyke on your right large farmhouses often in the shape of a T, covered in thatch and with a haystack protected by a small roof. Orchards surround the farmhouses.