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Overschie and Hillegersberg-Schiebroek are two districts in the north of Rotterdam. The districts are bound by the Rotte (from which Rotterdam gets its name) in the east, the A20 highway in the south, the river Schiedamse Schie (one of the branches of the Schie that goes to Schiedam) in the west and the Berkelse Zweth and Oude Bovendijk waterways in the north. Within the district lies Zestienhoven polder, which is home to Rotterdam-The Hague airport (RTM).
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Van Nelle Factory
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. It is an icon of 20th century industrial architecture. It looks great even from outside. It is also well visible from the train (left side if the train goes to Rotterdam from the Hague).
Small amusement park, mostly aimed at parents with young children and school classes. The park houses mostly animals from mainland Europe, but also has meerkats, wallabies, coatis, and several species of small monkeys.
Stichting RoMeO
Located in an old tram depot, the museum has dozens of old trams, metros and buses on display that at some point in time services the greater Rotterdam area. The museum and heritage train rides through the city centre are organised and run by volunteers, so opening hours may vary wildly.
De Speelman was built in 1712. Heavily damaged during World War II, it was restored and moved to its present location.
De Prinsenmolen dates back to 1648 and worked until 1966 to keep the adjacent polder dry. It's a house now, but the mill is still in working order. It's a nice walk alongside the Bergse Voorplas lake.
De Vier Winden was built in 1776. Until 1964 it was used to grind wheat. Although the mill is not open to visitors, it has a small shop with old fashioned mill-products.
Outdoor Valley Wintersport
Skiing and snowboarding year-round. Also allows for activities such as tubing.
Outdoor centre, featuring a climbing wall, canoe (from €14.50 per canoe), kayak (from €10 per kayak) and mountain bike (from €23.50 per bike) rental as well as disc golf (from €7.50 per person). Outdoor Valley also organises events such as obstacle runs and mud runs.
By car
If all goes well, the district is to be (almost) completely surrounded by highways by 2024, which connect to virtually any place in the rest of the country with ease.
By public transit
Northern Rotterdam has one train station to its name on the line between Rotterdam and Gouda: {{Station|Rotterdam (Station) Noord {{Rint|nl|spr}}|city=Rotterdam|4|8}}.
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