City guide
Heerlen: museums, sights, cafes and more
Photo: DirkvdM at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Municipality in the Netherlands
City in Limburg, the Netherlands, about 68,000 people, OpenStreetMap, no year given. Places within 4 km of the centre.
Tourist nights in Zuid-Limburg: about 9.6 per resident a year (Eurostat 2025, our calculation).
Read more on Wikipedia: the article about Heerlen (opens in a new tab)Can I go? checks the visa rules for your passport and your residence permit, and adds up what a trip costs.
Each list below shows up to 8 places, in the guide's usual order. The interactive guide shows up to 15 of each kind.
Museums and galleries in Heerlen
1 listed by OpenStreetMap.
Nederlands Mijnmuseum
Museum - Dr. Poelsstraat 29
Museum in Heerlen, Netherlands
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Sights and landmarks in Heerlen
Showing 8 of 44 that OpenStreetMap lists here.
Photo: Romaine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Heilig Hartbeeld
Lesser knownPublic art
Statue at the Tempsplein in Heerlen, Netherlands
- A protected monument
- About 11 Wikipedia page views a month
Sources: Wikidata, read 29 September 2026; Wikimedia pageviews, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Photo: Romaine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Geleenhof
Lesser knownCastle
Farmhouse in Heerlen, Netherlands
- A protected monument
- About 14 Wikipedia page views a month
Sources: Wikidata, read 29 September 2026; Wikimedia pageviews, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Photo: Romaine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kalkoven Kurvers
Lesser knownRuins
Lime kiln near Ubachsberg, Netherlands
- A protected monument
- About 13 Wikipedia page views a month
Sources: Wikidata, read 29 September 2026; Wikimedia pageviews, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Trampoline Park You Jump!
Attraction - Roda J.C. Ring 2K
Fr-Sa 09:45-17:00; Su 09:45-18:00; We-Th 12:45-20:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Photo: Norbert Schnitzler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Oliemolen
Watermill
Watermill in Heerlen, Netherlands
Photo: Mach10 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Weltermolen
Watermill
Watermill in Heerlen, Netherlands
Photo: Redfish71, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kasteelruïne Schaesberg
Ruins
Castle in Schaesberg, Netherlands
Photo: Pivos at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Terworm
Castle
Castle in Heerlen, Netherlands
Lesser known is a lean, not a rating: places with real substance that fewer people read about. Places marked Lesser known come first in this list; the rest keep the usual order. How the mark is made: on the page about where our data comes from
Cafes in Heerlen
Showing 8 of 16 that OpenStreetMap lists here.
Boscafé Diligence
Cafe - Zandweg 179
We-Su 10:30-18:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Eetcafé de Pintelier
Cafe - Valkenburgerweg 33
Su-Mo, Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-00:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Grand Café ZwartGoud
Cafe - Saroleastraat 52
Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-We 10:00-19:00; Th-Sa 10:00-20:30; Su 11:00-19:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
De Poort van Herle
Cafe - Stationstraat 22
Mo-We,Fr-Su 10:00-20:00; Th 10:00-21:00; PH closed(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Stationshuiskamer
Cafe
Mo-Fr 06:00-23:00; Sa 07:00-23:00; Su 08:00-23:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
De Koffiemuuèle
Cafe - Regional - Furenthela 13
Coffeelovers
Cafe - Promenade 12
Mo 12:30-18:00; Tu-We,Fr 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Bagels & Beans
Cafe - Bongerd 18
Mo-Tu 10:59-16:01; We-Sa 09:29-17:01; Su 11:01-17:01(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Restaurants and cheap eats in Heerlen
Showing 8 of 107 that OpenStreetMap lists here.
Pammetje
Cheap eats - Fries - Honigmannstraat 2A
Tu-Su 12:00-18:45; Mo off(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Brasserie Mijn Streek
Restaurant - Regional - Bongerd 18
We-Sa 12:00-22:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Bueno
Restaurant - Tapas - Geleenstraat 1
Mo-Su 11:00-23:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Brasserie Goya
Restaurant - Corio Center 34
Mo,Tu,We,Fr 08:30-19:00; Th 08:30-21:00; Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-18:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Smaak & Vermaak
Restaurant - Pancratiusplein 54
Tu-Su 17:00-22:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Zafran
Restaurant - Indian - Wilhelminaplein 20
Tu-Su 17:00-23:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Tankshop Kunderberg
Cheap eats - Sandwiches - Heerlerweg 129
Tu-Fr 07:30-17:30; Sa 08:00-17:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Friture Heerlerbaan
Cheap eats - Fries - Bautscherweg 86
Fr-We 15:00-19:50 "was open until 21:00, I assume 19:50 is now due to covid. Need to check in early 2022 again"(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Bars and pubs in Heerlen
Showing 8 of 15 that OpenStreetMap lists here.
De Kromme Toeter
Bar - Pancratiusplein 55
Su-We 10:00-01:00, Th-Sa 10:00-04:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Café d'r Klinge
Bar - Pancratiusplein 47
Mo-Su 12:00+(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Café Bracke
Bar - Pancratiusplein 1
Tu-Sa 10:00+; Su 12:00+(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Café Pelt
Bar - Pancratiusplein 48
Café Teerling
Pub - Welterkerkstraat 7
Tu-We 14:00-01:00; Th 16:00-01:00; Fr 14:00-01:00; Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 11:00-21:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Café Tess
Bar - Bongerd 3
Mo off; Tu 11:00-23:00; We-Th 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-01:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Cafe Bluff
Pub - Dautzenbergstraat 10
Bolero
Bar - Pancratiusplein 52
Clubs and live music in Heerlen
OpenStreetMap lists no clubs and live music inside 4 km of Heerlen. That does not mean there are none, only that nobody has mapped one yet.
Theatre, cinema and culture in Heerlen
Showing 7 of 11 that OpenStreetMap lists here.
Bibliotheek Voerendaal
Library - Furenthela 17
Public library in Voerendaal, province of Limburg,The Netherlands
Mo 13:00-17:00; Tu 10:00-12:00; We-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-13:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Vue
Cinema - Roda J.C. Ring 2C
Cinema in Kerkrade, the Netherlands
Mo, Fr 09:45-22:05; Tu-Th 09:45-22:15; Sa 09:55-22:15; Su 09:45-21:45(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Theater Heerlen
Theatre - Burg. van Grunsvenplein 145
Theatre in Heerlen, Netherlands
Quatro Cinema
Cinema - Geleenstraat 9
Cinema in Heerlen, Netherlands
Filmhuis De Spiegel/Royal
Cinema - Stationsplein 5
Cinema in Heerlen, Netherlands
Poppodium Nieuwe Nor
Theatre
Cultureel Centrum De Borenburg
Arts centre - Furenthela 16
Parks, nature and beaches in Heerlen
5 listed by OpenStreetMap.
Kunderberg
Nature reserve
Hill in the Netherlands
Geleenbeekdal
Nature reserve
Protected area in Kingdom of the Netherlands
Lange Jan park
Park
Bekkerveld
Park
Park Meezenbroek
Park
Markets and shopping centres in Heerlen
1 listed by OpenStreetMap.
Photo: Romaine, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Corio Center
Shopping centre
Building in Heerlen, Netherlands
Fun and games in Heerlen
5 listed by OpenStreetMap.
Climbing corner
Indoor climbing - In de Cramer 14
Mo-Fr 10:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-20:00; Dec 24 10:00-16:00; Dec 25-26 off; Dec 31 10:00-16:00; Jan 1 off(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
GlowGolf
Mini golf - Roda J.C. Ring 2F
Mo 18:00-22:00; Tu, Th 15:00-22:00; We 13:00-22:00; Fr 13:00-00:00; Sa 11:00-00:00; Su 11:00-21:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Gamestate
Arcade - Roda J.C. Ring 2D
Su-Th 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-01:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Klimcentrum Neoliet
Indoor climbing
Mo-Tu 18:00-23:00, We 15:00-23:00, Th 18:00-23:00, Fr 15:00-23:00, Sa-Su 11:00-18:00(as listed on OpenStreetMap, check before you go)
Bowlo
Bowling - Roda J.C. Ring 2E
Other towns near Heerlen
Place data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). OpenStreetMap data as of 20 September 2026. Built 21 September 2026. Our selection for the Netherlands is offered under the same licence: download it as one JSON file.
Photos and the one-line descriptions come from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, not from OpenStreetMap. Each photo carries its own licence and its own credit, printed under it. Collected 21 September 2026.
This is a selection, not everything OpenStreetMap holds, and it has no ratings and no reviews. Places are ordered by how completely OpenStreetMap describes them and how close they are to the centre. Opening hours are shown as listed on OpenStreetMap, so check before you go.