13 of the best things to do in Amsterdam, Netherlands
One of Europe's true jewels, with its Golden Age canals bordered by slender gabled buildings and spanned by arched...
ARCAM Architecture Centre Amsterdam
Prins Hendrikkade 600, 1011 VX Amsterdam, Netherlands
At first glance, Amsterdam's cityscape seems scarcely changed from Golden Age paintings, yet tech-savvy, forward-thinking innovations include...
A'DAM Tower
Overhoeksplein 1, 1031 KS Amsterdam, Netherlands
What's the craziest thing to do in Amsterdam? Swooping out over the city on a giant swing is right up there – literally. At the top of A'DAM Tower, a...
@droog amsterdam
Staalstraat 7B, 1011 JJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bike carrier straps that function as shelving. Glow-in-the-dark door stoppers. Self-adhesive lamps to stick on the wall. These are just some of the...
Wynand Fockink Proeflokaal and Spirits
Pijlsteeg 31, 1012 HH Amsterdam, Netherlands
The local firewater, jenever (Dutch gin), is made from juniper berries and served chilled. Amsterdam has some wonderfully atmospheric tasting houses...
Brouwerij 't IJ
Funenkade 7, 1018 AL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nothing says "I'm in Amsterdam" more than sipping a tall, frothy beer under the sails of a windmill. Much-loved craft brewery Brouwerij 't IJ brews in...
Albert Cuypstraat
Albert Cuypstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lively street markets like the Albert Cuypmarkt are lined with stalls selling delicious cheap eats.
Red Light District Amsterdam Centrum
Oudezijds Achterburgwal, 1012 DA Amsterdam, Netherlands
Awash with bars, concert venues and music-thumping clubs, Amsterdam's renowned nightlife extends far beyond De Wallen, aka the Red Light District.
Vondelpark
1071 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdammers' favorite green escape is the Vondelpark, a lush oasis spanning 47 hectares (116 acres) of English-style gardens with fragrant roses,...
Museumplein
Museumplein, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's top three museums are handily located around the green lawns of Museumplein. Best of them all is the Rijksmuseum. In a palatial 1885...
Anne Frank House
Westermarkt 20, 1016 GV Amsterdam, Netherlands
When Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, it brought war to the city for the first time in almost four centuries, devastating its thriving...