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Attraction · Rotterdam · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Volharding 1 in Rotterdam

Volharding 1 is an attraction in Rotterdam, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. 16 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 320 m you find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

Volharding 1 in Rotterdam
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The story

Story · Volharding 1

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You're standing on the Leuvehaven in Rotterdam, next to the Volharding 1. This is a tugboat that still runs on steam, a working floating monument. Take a look at the funnel, and picture the smoke pouring out of it as she towed ships around the harbour.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Volharding 1 in Rotterdam
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Facilities near Volharding 1

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 16 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

KunstHAL
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

KunstHAL · 880 m

Maritime Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Maritime Museum · 200 m

Market Hall
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Market Hall · 480 m

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Photo: Exmpletree · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen · 710 m

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen · 850 m

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Photo: Rob Oo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of KunstHAL on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1HavenmuseumMuseum · 50 m away
  2. 2Kunstinstituut MellyMuseum · 410 m away
  3. 3RiF010Attraction · 480 m away
  4. 4Marine Corps MuseumMuseum · 660 m away
  5. 5KubuswoningenAttraction · 690 m away
  6. 6Sonneveld HouseMuseum · 740 m away
  7. 7Chabot MuseumMuseum · 750 m away
  8. 8Nieuwe InstituutMuseum · 830 m away
  9. 9CalandmonumentMonument · 920 m away
  10. 10Wereldmuseum RotterdamMuseum · 920 m away
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