Lange Voorhout is The Hague at its most patrician: a broad, tree-lined avenue of embassies, town palaces, museums, and dignified facades just a short walk from the Binnenhof. It has the calm confidence of a city built around court life and government rather than trade alone.
It is best visited as part of a walk through the Museum Quarter, with Escher in the Palace and the Mauritshuis close by. Outdoor sculpture shows, markets, and seasonal events sometimes animate the avenue, but even on a quiet day it is worth the detour for the plane trees, proportions, and old-city atmosphere.