With some awesome road trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore everything that Groningen, 16 miles away, has to offer. Explore the area beginning with Prinsenhof Gardens, Visual Arts Centre and De Oosterpoort. Locals will also likely point you toward Heerenveen, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, make sure it’s Thialf Ice Stadium. (But we’re also big fans of Abe Lenstra Stadium and Heerenveen Museum.)