Dutch Village Theme Park (Visit this link)
Visitors are greeted with songs played on a the towering 25-bell carillon. While walking through the park, relive days gone by when Amsterdam street organs bellowed your favorite waltzes and marches for family entertainment, and watch the klompen dancers kick up their heels to the dutch folk music. Learn how a Dutch family lived and farmed in the Frisian farmhouse and barn which are filled with antiques.
Explore our wooden shoe factory where shoes are carved by hand and with antique automated machinery. Everyone is encouraged to try on a pair of the Klompen (wooden shoes). Children will enjoy feeding the farm animals, sliding down the giant wooden shoe slide, and riding the Zweefmolen (a Dutch swing ride) and the restored antique carousel. Adults can step onto our Hexenwaag (a 200-year-old witches' scale) to find out who is guilty of witchcraft, hand crank an Amsterdam street organ, and sample Dutch specialty foods. Educational movies enjoyed by both adults and children are shown throughout the day. Our Klederdracht (costume) Museum features authentic costumes in typical settings, a diorama depicting a Dutch country scene, a cheese making display, and a doll exhibit with 150 provincial costumes.
Our specialty shops are filled with a wide assortment of souvenirs, food, and gifts imported from around the world. The theme park is open from late April through mid October, and the gift shops are open year round.
http://www.dutchvillage.com
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