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De Kat, the world's only working paint mill, at the Zaanse Schans
The Czaar Peterhuisje, where Tsar Peter the Great lodged in 1697
Zaans Museum, Zaandijk
De Zoeker, the oil mill that has pressed linseed since the 17th century
Het Jonge Schaap, the rebuilt sawmill on the Kalverringdijk
De Huisman, the spice and mustard mill at the Zaanse Schans
The Zaanse Schans, working windmills on the river Zaan
Zaans Museum, Zaandijk
Inntel Hotel Zaandam, stacked Zaan houses beside the station
The Lagedijk in Zaandijk, old Zaan houses along the dike
The Kerkbuurt in Westzaan
Krommenie, the old village centre
Jisp, the smallest and quietest of the Zaan villages
Wormer, old warehouses on the water
The Wormer- en Jisperveld, one of the finest bird polders in Europe
The Hembrug site, a former munitions works that became a cultural quarter
The river Zaan at Zaandijk