The provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, and Flevoland spread before you a tapestry of history, scenic beauty, and feats of civil engineering.

To the east is the largest province, Gelderland -- and a river runs through it: the Rhine. National parks, nature reserves, and recreation centers here are favorite holiday venues for the Dutch. Gelderland's towns beckon with attractions like the Het Loo royal palace museum at Apeldoorn, and Arnhem's Netherlands Open-Air Folklore Museum. Here, too, was fought the great and tragic World War II airborne battle for the Rhine bridge at Arnhem -- the famous "bridge too far."

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