Explore a traditional working windmill in the iconic village of Zaanse Schans and discover how these historic structures powered Dutch industry from the inside.
With this ticket, you can enter one of the windmills open on the day of your visit and learn how they were used for essential production processes such as sawing timber into planks, grinding materials, or producing paint.
Step inside a centuries-old industrial system and explore the wooden mechanisms, grinding stones, and working machinery that made windmills vital to Dutch economic life. In some mills, you can even witness the process in action when wind conditions allow.