Gravensteen

Gravensteen is a castle in Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland. Gravensteen is situated nearby to Pilgrim Museum Leiden, as well as near the church Pieterskerk.

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Highlights include Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Pieterskerk.

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Museum

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The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology.

Pieterskerk

Church

Photo: Erik Zachte, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius.

Pilgrim Museum Leiden

Museum

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The Pilgrim Museum Leiden is a small museum in Leiden, dedicated to the Pilgrims who sailed to the New World on the Mayflower. It was founded in 1997 by American historian Jeremy Bangs.