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Haarlem or Utrecht?

We will be driving to Kinderdijk from Ghent and would either go to Utrecht or Haarlem on the way to Arnhem. Which is prettier and has more things to do, Haarlem or Utrecht? Thanks!!

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Haarlem is out of the way for what you have proposed. I really liked Utrecht, although you can see most of the sites of interest in only a few hours. I also enjoyed the rail museum in the town. Haarlem is pretty, but I didn't find anything to destinguish it from several other Dutch cities of similar size.

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"Haarlem is pretty, but I didn't find anything to destinguish it from several other Dutch cities of similar size." The Frans Hals museum. Though I concede to most that would be a fine point.

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Thanks Tom!! I did some more research and was thinking this: Ghent to Kinderdijk, to Delt, to Leiden back to Ghent??? Does this sound okay??