Nederland Tour

This tour is 7-hours long from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Dutch immigrants began settling here in 1897 and the town was incorporated in 1940. Nowadays, very few people remember this as a Dutch town and most of the population has other ethnicities; however, remember that Nederland means Netherlands. The percentage of Dutch in Nederland ranks #136 in Texas with 2.95%. The population peaked in 2010 with 17,547 people. It is in an area known as “the Golden Triangle.”

Sources:

https://zipatlas.com/us/tx/city-comparison/percentage-dutch-population.2.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederland,_Texas#Arts_and_theater

 

Nederland is 92.6 miles/149.1 kilometers from downtown Houston. The drive is on the interstate highway and back roads. Allow 1 hour and 40 minutes each way for the drive time or 3 hours and 20 minutes round-trip. It is near the Louisiana border.

Nederland is in Jefferson County. The famous country and western singer Woodward Maurice “Tex” Ritter lived in the Nederland area. The tour includes:

  • The Dutch Windmill Museum – This is a 1969 replica of an authentic Dutch windmill. It has exhibits on the history of Nederland. This museum is closed on Monday. It is open Sunday and Tuesday through Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 PM.

  • La Maison Des Acadiens – This is a replica of houses used by French settlers of the area.

  • Shopping along Boston Avenue/Heeren Straats (the original Dutch name) with its quaint shops and boutiques.

  • Lunch at a local restaurant. Everyone pays for his/her own meal.

This tour is best scheduled during the summer on a Sunday or Tuesday through Saturday and in the fall, winter, and early spring on Sunday or Thursday through Saturday. This Dutch Windmill Museum and La Maison Des Acadienne (notice the different spelling) are always closed on Monday and also closed on Tuesday and Wednesday during the fall, winter, and spring. It is open Sunday and Tuesday through Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 PM in the summer and from 1:00 to 5:00 PM on Sunday and Thursday through Saturday in the fall, winter, and spring.