• About 45 minutes from Amsterdam by train to Den Haag Centraal, then tram 9 or bus 22 to the Madurodam stop right at the gate
• Some attractions are recommended from age 6, including The Waterwolf and Nieuw Amsterdam, and The Wind Chaser needs kids at least 1 meter tall
• Online tickets are cheaper than at the counter, with an extra €1.50 off when you book at least 7 days ahead

Madurodam shrinks the Netherlands' best-known sights into one walkable park. Container ships move through a model port of Rotterdam, the Cube Houses stand on the Blaak, and Amsterdam's canals are lined with hundreds of tiny bicycles.

Indoor attractions add hands-on play: kids help fire the cannons to defend Nieuw Amsterdam, the Dutch roots of New York, and try the interactive Dutch Masters and Waterwolf halls.