The classics in Nijmegen

8 places that make the city

The places that make Nijmegen: Waalbrug, Stevenskerk, Sint-Nicolaaskapel and more, with what is on there next.

Waalbrug

Outdoors

The steel arch bridge over the Waal, opened in 1936 and a national monument. Walk across it, or look at it from the Waalkade.

Sint-Nicolaaskapel

Outdoors

A chapel built around the year 1000 in the Valkhof park, also called the Valkhofkapel. From beside it you look over the Waal, the Waalbrug and the Waalkade. It is Sinterklaas's house in November.

The Waag

The weigh house in the middle of the Grote Markt, now a café and restaurant with a terrace on the square.

Valkhof Museum

The museum next to the Valkhof park, on the Kelfkensbos. It shows Nijmegen's Roman past and art, and reopened in 2026 after a rebuild.

Kronenburgerpark

Outdoors

The park by the old town wall, loved by people from Nijmegen. Walk past the pond, the deer enclosure, the grotto with its waterfall and the Kronenburgertoren.

Waalkade

Outdoors

The riverside walk along the Waal with terraces, the 16th-century Besiendershuis and the Rivierpark on the other bank.

muZIEum

A museum where you see nothing to experience everything: expeditions in the dark. You book your tickets online.

When it rains

When it rains
  • Stevenskerk
  • The Waag
  • Valkhof Museum