Historically an industrial mill district (with around 600 in operation in 1760). The developments in woodworking brought about by sawmills meant huge leaps forward in shipbuilding. Many mills still remain. Sitting atop huge storerooms, most were invo..

The tsar lived incognito in this house when he was apprenticed to a shipbuilder in 1697. The wooden house has been enclosed within a brick building since 1895, a gift of Nicolas II.

In this merchant's house (1670) with a gable in the shape of a neck, you can visit the salon d'honneur and a room where costumed figures and old dolls are on show.

This modern museum is dedicated to the socio-economic history of the Zaan region. A large natural model of the region is the departure point for a trip across seven "sites" assembling all sorts of objects (boots, carts, signs), each one ill..

Along the path you will see the small De Hadel mill ( wipmolen ). At no.4, the In de Gecroonde Duyvekater (The small crowned loaf) house from the 17C, has a Bakery museum ( Bakkerijmuseum ).

Here the traditional method of making Edam and Gouda is maintained. This farm is a reconstruction of a typical farmhouse from the east of the Zaan region created in 1988.

In the 17C, the Zaan region had 55 mills for crushing. These were used to extract dyes from tropical woods.

This wood sawmill from 1869 is of the Paltrok type: in it is a large workshop which turns with the mill as the sails turn to catch the wind. This mill owes its name to its broad moveable base which is reminiscent of the Pfalzrock, a woman's dress f..