Visit the Century Home
The Century Home depicts life in Orange City during the early 1900s. The home was built in 1900 by Orange City’s first mayor, Antonie Betten, Jr. Its only other residents, Martin Van Oosterhout, a lawyer and Chief Justice for the U.S. Eighth District Court of Appeals, and his wife, Ethel, purchased the home in 1928
Dutch American Heritage Museum
Featured historical exhibits at the Orange City Dutch American Heritage Museum include Dutch costumes, a traditional Dutch living room and bedroom, Tulip Festival history, and early life in the Dutch kolonie.
Horse-Drawn Trolley Tour
Take a tour of our city centrum on an Orangestad Paardetram, or horse-drawn trolley. You’ll enjoy a relaxing and informative tour of the downtown area as tour guides provide interesting facts and stories about Orange City, its sites and its settlers.
Take a tour of our city centrum on an Orangestad Paardetram, or horse-drawn trolley. You’ll enjoy a relaxing and informative tour of the downtown area as tour guides provide interesting facts and stories about Orange City, its sites and its settlers.
Visit Stadscentrum
Pay a visit to Stadscentrum, or “city center,” to view wooden shoe carving demonstrations and hear the unforgettable music of the Dutch street organ. Photos and exhibits that share the history of Orange City are also on display. This building opened in May 2015.
Vogel old mill
It was built in 1967 by Andrew Vogel, the founder of Diamond Vogel Paint and a Dutch immigrant. The windmill represents a typical workplace and home in the Netherlands and illustrates how the power of the wind was harnessed by generations of Dutchmen. Everything within the Vogel Old Mill is genuine or recreated in typical Dutch fashion with many of the artifacts on display brought over from the Netherlands or donated.
