Learning: Take a Step Back in Time to the Old Country.

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  • "If you want a great combination of vintage items, creative fun, and a learning experience, you should take your family here!"

    - Rebekah from Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Nelis' Dutch Village in Holland, Michigan is a Touch of the Real Holland

    A day at Dutch Village means a day learning about the culture and history of the Netherlands. Your family will love the bits of daily life presented around our park.

    Dutch Dancers and Dutch Dance Lessons

    Watch our dancers, dressed in costumes of the Netherlands, perform folk dances to the tunes of our Golden Angel Street Organ. Visitors are invited to learn some easy folk dances. It's fun.

    Wooden Shoe Carving

    Making the chips fly while using antique hand tools and antique automated machines, our wooden shoe carver will shape a block of wood into a shoe. You will also learn about wooden shoes in the history of Holland.

    Stroopwafel Cookie Making

    Kids can make their own Dutch Stroopwafel cookie! A wafel-like cookie with a gooey caramel filling, a stroopwafel cookie is the Dutch version of a chocolate chip cookie. Best served when fresh and warm.

    De Gouden Engel - The Golden Angel Street Organ

    This spectacular Amsterdam street organ has been entertaining crowds since 1880. Learn how street organs were played without electricity.

    Old Dutch Cheese Making

    See farm house cheese made using old world equipment. Starting with cow's milk, it is heated up to temperature, curdled, and pressed into old world forms over the course of one day.

    Dutch Barn

    We are pleased to report the return our Dutch barn, aptly named De Phoenix Rising from the ashes, our barn is better than ever, and our petting farm is back in full swing.

    Kolean Museum - Antique Costumes and Dutch Village History

    Everyday and special event costumes are displayed along with equipment used to farm tulips. Read the history of the founding Nelis family's tulip farm.

    Waaggebouw - reproduction of the Weighhouse in Oudewater, Netherland

    A 17th century weighhouse which measured commodities and was used to prove guilt or innocence of witchcraft during a brief period of history.

    Delftware Making Demonstration

    The history of the ceramics dates back over 400 years.. You can learn about the 11 step process for turning clay into the beautiful hand-made Dutch delftware pottery. We'll also show you the significance of the factory marks on the pieces and the sure-fire way to identify high quality antiques from cheap souvenirs.

    Old Schoolhouse

    In our Old Dutch Schoolhouse, senior visitors can revisit the days of the one-room schoolhouse and reminisce about a time gone by. You'll also have a chance to learn a few Dutch words, taught by our own Dutch Dancers.

    Tulip Farm Exhibit

    The Nelis Tulip Farm exhibit features antique tulip bulb machinery and provides a history stretching back over 90 years for this family business.

    Hardewyk Chapel & Wedding Wagon

    Originally a wayside chapel for vacationers & maintained by Hardewyk Church, it was donated to Nelis' Dutch Village in the 1970s. The Dutch wedding wagon was used by the wedding party to ride to the church and city hall.

  • Personalized Delft Blue Birth Tile

    Personalized Blue Delft Dutch Birth Tile from Dutch Village

    This adorable keepsake 6" birth tile is customized at Dutch Village, lacquered to seal the tile and delivered to you. Remember your family's next birth with this Dutch Village tradition.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is included with admission to Dutch Village?

    All presentations, demonstrations, petting farm and rides are included with your admission. The only things you'll pay for are for souvenirs, food for the animals, and tasty delights for humans.

    Is Dutch Village just for kids?

    No, we have activities and presentations for all ages. Everyone that visits the village will enjoy learning about what life was like in the Netherlands over 150 years ago.

    Do I have to pay for admission if I just want to shop?

    As we opened our flagship shopping experience "Dutch Village Downtown" in late 2021, we invite everyone looking for a shopping-only experience to visit us at 20 E. 8th St. in downtown Holland, Michigan. Therefore, the only option at the theme park is the full park experience, which we highly recommend!

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