Leiden
- Hortus Botanicus (the old botanical garden of Leiden University, located behind the historical academic building of the university)
- Museum Volkenkunde (anthropological museum)
- Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (national museum for antiquities and archeology)
- Japanmuseum Sieboldhuis (small but intricate collection of the famous Japanologist von Siebold)
Amsterdam (easily accessible by a 30 minute train ride from Leiden Centraal train station to Amsterdam Centraal train station)
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (the foremost collection of classical Dutch art)
- Stedelijk Museum (museum of modern art)
- Van Gogh Museum
Den Haag/The Hague (easily accessible by a 15 minute train ride from Leiden Centraal train station to Den Haag Centraal train station)
- Mauritshuis (small but beautiful collection of classic Dutch painters)
- Escher in het Paleis (complete collection of Dutch graphic artist Escher)