Rotterdam's largest event complex — a convention centre, concert arena, and exhibition hall in one. Hosts everything from the North Sea Jazz Festival to Eurovision and trade fairs. Easy to reach by metro (Zuidplein).
Feyenoord's legendary home ground, opened in 1937 and one of the most atmospheric football stadiums in Europe. Stadium tours available; also hosts major concerts. A Rotterdam institution.
One of Rotterdam's most iconic landmarks — a cluster of cube-shaped houses tilted at 45 degrees, designed by Piet Blom in 1984. One cube is open as a museum-house so you can experience what it's actually like to live inside. Disorienting, clever, and very Rotterdam.
A spectacular horseshoe-shaped market hall completed in 2014, with a vast arched interior covered in an enormous artwork of fruits, vegetables, and insects. Fresh produce, street food, and specialty stalls on the ground floor, apartments above. Impressive even if you don't buy anything.
Rotterdam's principal concert hall and congress centre, home to the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The main hall has excellent acoustics and hosts everything from classical concerts to pop and jazz. A cornerstone of Rotterdam's cultural life since 1966.
A grand café and hotel in the former headquarters of the Holland America Line, from which millions of emigrants sailed to the United States. Right on the Maas waterfront in Wilhelminapier with sweeping river views. A beautiful building with a great terrace — the history adds something to every visit.
Rotterdam's indoor street food market in the Fenix Food Factory building in Katendrecht — a former warehouse on the south bank of the Maas. Dozens of stalls, craft beer, and a lively atmosphere. The neighbourhood itself, once rough, is now one of the most interesting in the city.
One of the few pre-war buildings left in central Rotterdam, the ornate 1920 City Hall survived the 1940 bombing largely intact. Its Beaux-Arts interior is worth stepping inside — the entrance hall and council chamber are open to visitors on guided tours and open days.
A vast scale-model world in the basement of Rotterdam — miniature trains, planes, cities, and landscapes covering hundreds of square metres. Surprisingly absorbing for adults as well as kids. Day and night cycles, working vehicles, and extraordinary attention to detail throughout.