Emmen Heritage Walk: The Zoo Moved, the Brink Stayed
71 min
3.9 km
10 stops
About this tour
Emmen rebuilt a peat-and-esdorp centre around a zoo, then the zoo moved and the old brink and park stayed. A self-guided centre walk with quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Marktplein
Public square. No ticket. Marktplein, 7811 Emmen. Former esdorp brink. First mention as hof te Emne in a bishop's paper, 1139. Village on the east flank of the…
Grote Kerk
Public square. Church rooms on service and concert days. Schoolstraat 5 / Marktplein, 7811 EM. Present hall 1856. Romanesque tower 12th/13th c. Older church 14…
Rensenpark
Public park. No ticket. Rensenpark / Hoofdstraat, 7811 Emmen. Noorder Dierenpark opened 1935 in Willem Oosting's parents' garden. Zoo closed 31 December 2015.…
Museum of Contemporary Tibetan Art
Paid museum rooms. Park around the hall is public. Hoofdstraat 16C, 7811 EP, in Rensenpark. Founded 2017 by Lama Tashi Norbu and Leela Eleni Skitsa. Check moct…
Raadhuisplein
Public square. No ticket. Raadhuisplein, 7811 AP Emmen. Rebuilt civic floor between the old brink and the new theatre. Shop interiors are private. Self-guided…
Atlas Theater
Public exterior. Shows and box office are paid. Raadhuisplein 100, 7811 AP. Opened 2016 with the centre rebuild. Stage tower about 22 m. Check atlastheater.nl…
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GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
Lifetime access to the tour
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