Hoorn has a very high number of surviving 17th and 18th century houses, especially north of the harbour area, adding much to the character of the area.
Other notable buildings include:
The main Protestant church on Kerkplein, converted to shops and community uses in 1997 but currently (2018) closed.

The Waag (17th-century weigh-house) at the junction of Grote Oost and the main town square
The 15th-century Hoofdtoren, the old harbour control building
A very fine line of 17th-century houses and original shop-fronts on the harbour edge at Hoofd
'T Wees Huys (1620) on Achterstraat
The Claes Stapelhof (1682) on the Munnickenveld straat
Maria or Kruittoren (1508), on the Achter de Vest, built in late gothic style as part of the city wall.
Most of the wall has been taken down but this tower still stands.

Hoorn has notable modern buildings as well, for example:
Schouwburg Het Park, a theatre and congress centre which was opened on 25 June 2004 by Queen Beatrix (since 2013 Princess Beatrix).
They started building the theatre in 2000 but due to faulty construction work a part of the theatre (which was not yet finished) came crashing down in the night of 20 April 2001.
Hoorn has a very high number of surviving 17th and 18th century houses, especially north of the harbour area, adding much to the character of the area. Other notable buildings include:
The main Protestant church on Kerkplein, converted to shops and community uses in 1997 but currently (2018) closed.
The Waag (17th-century weigh-house) at the junction of Grote Oost and the main town square
The 15th-century Hoofdtoren, the old harbour control building
A very fine line of 17th-century houses and original shop-fronts on the harbour edge at Hoofd
'T Wees Huys (1620) on Achterstraat
The Claes Stapelhof (1682) on the Munnickenveld straat
Maria or Kruittoren (1508), on the Achter de Vest, built in late gothic style as part of the city wall. Most of the wall has been taken down but this tower still stands.
Hoorn has notable modern buildings as well, for example:
Schouwburg Het Park, a theatre and congress centre which was opened on 25 June 2004 by Queen Beatrix (since 2013 Princess Beatrix). They started building the theatre in 2000 but due to faulty construction work a part of the theatre (which was not yet finished) came crashing down in the night of 20 April 2001.
Hoorn