Amsterdam: Paradise for Culture Lovers and Fun Seekers
Amsterdam is love at first sight. Leidseplein hums with activity, canal houses sparkle in the sun, Kalverstraat bursts with shoppers, canal-side cafés and hordes of tourists wander through the Red Light District – Amsterdam is the city to be!
Whether you would like to stroll along Dam Square, cruise the canals, visit a museum or go for a picnic in one of the many parks, Amsterdam-Now takes you to well-known places and highlights such as the Van Gogh Museum and the Red Light District but also to lesser known sights and hotspots like a Chinese Temple and an alms court. Whatever you do, be sure to include a boat trip on the Amsterdam canals. Be Dutch with the Dutch and explore the city on a guided bicycle tour.
See and Do
Museums
Parks and Gardens
Tips
Neighbourhoods
Entertainment and Nightlife
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Amsterdam Candlelight Canal Cruise Unwind after a Day of Sightseeing
A canal cruise is the perfect way to unwind after a hectic day of sightseeing aboard an Amsterdam canal boat. Pass under bridges festooned with strings of lights. Canal houses and cafés glide by. Soak up the tranquil atmosphere while you cruise through the canal belt...
Peaceful Oasis in Bustling Amsterdam
Tucked away behind Kalverstraat, you will find Begijnhof, Beguine Court, a green space that offers a welcome break from Amsterdam’s people-packed streets. Sneak into this haven of rest through a little gateway on Spui or go to the main entrance on Gedempte...
Dam Square and the National Monument
Dam Square is at the very heart of Amsterdam. The National Monument is right in the middle of this vast square that buzzes with activity all year round. In spring, the fun fair and its Ferris wheel attracts locals and tourists alike. In summer, street entertainers and...
Red Light District for Tourists
The Historic Centre of Amsterdam spills over with museums, cafes, coffeeshops, stylish gables and facades. Humpback bridges span the leafy canals lined with a hotchpotch of buildings. Sex shops and porn theatres rub shoulder with museums and fashion boutiques. Be sure...
Oosterpark and Slavery Monument
Oosterpark is a favourite picnic spot at weekends. It is also popular with cyclist and walkers. The park abounds in statues of which the Slavery Monument is the most famous. Oosterpark is located just outside Amsterdam centre but still close enough to go there for a...
Jordaan and Anne Frank
Stroll at leisure through the Jordaan neighbourhood in Amsterdam. Visit Anne Frank's tiny bedroom in the Anne Frank Museum, discover charming 'hofjes' often hidden from sight, go shopping in the 9-Streets, mix with the locals over a beer, throw in a Houseboat Museum...
Rijksmuseum Garden
The Rijksmuseum is probably the best-known museum in Amsterdam. The museum's garden is less familiar even though there is no entrance fee! There is no doubt about it this garden is beautifully maintained - flowerbeds with flowering summer plants, gazebos and...
Van Gogh Museum
Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the art collection of Theo van Gogh, Vincent’s younger brother and art collector. The collection consists of 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Vincent and works of Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Monet and other contemporaries. Van Gogh...
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam or Art in A Bathtub
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is a leading Modern Art Museum. Priceless art in a modern building - that's what to expect when you visit Het Stedelijk Museum. The museum is home to modern works of art and includes artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Newman,...
Free Things to Do in Amsterdam
The Dutch are renowned for their 'commercial mind' and for most Amsterdam attraction you will have to spend a few euros. Free things to do in Amsterdam include strolling along canals, free concerts, a free museum and many more freebies. Below you will find...
Vondelpark
Vondelpark in Amsterdam is a favourite summer haunt of locals and tourists alike. They spread out their picnic blanket, open their bottle of viña ducaro tinto (a nice way of saying red wine) and unwrap their crispy brown rolls sprinkled with sunflower seeds and...
Hofje Gardens and Courtyards
Hofjes are courtyards ringed by social housing meant for mainly elderly women who were often widowed and had no means of income. Hofjes were funded by wealthy Amsterdam merchants. These courtyards feature well-tended gardens with flowering shrubs, trees and colourful...
Amsterdam Chinatown
Amsterdam has its own Chinatown, far smaller than in cities like London, Paris or New York but definitely worth to explore. This neighbourhood is just steps away from Centraal Station and close to Amsterdam's famous Red Light District. Amsterdam Chinatown is also home...
Westerkerk and Anne Frank
Westerkerk and Anne Frank are intrinsically connected. She mentions the chimes of Westerkerk in her diary entry of 11 July 1942. Westerkerk is a relatively young church as it was built between 1620 and 1631. Late 16th and early 17th century Amsterdam expanded and...
Where Eccentricity and Domesticity Meet
The Red Light District in Amsterdam never sleeps. Evening is the best time to wander along Oudezijds Achterburgwal, but many tourists also amble this leafy canal during the day. Peep shows, porn shops, (sex) bars and live sex shows stand cheek-by-jowl to stately canal...
Amsterdam Centre
Dam Square, Anne Frank House, Kalverstraat shopping street is what most visitors to Amsterdam want to visit. Yet the city centre has much more to offer. Canals lined with gabled houses mirrored in the water. The charms of Amsterdam are supplemented by a string of...
Skinny Bridge Famous Bridge in Amsterdam
Skinny Bridge is one of the 1,200 bridges that span the canals that crisscross Amsterdam. Some are simply a means to cross the water, others are picturesque or true feats of engineering. Many are illuminated at night and offer a romantic backdrop. Magere Brug or...
Where Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary
The Anne Frank House is a museum that shows the Frank family’s wartime hiding place. You can walk through the rooms and see the place where a young Jewish girl wrote her diary. The Anne Frank House is very popular and visited by over a million visitors every year. It...
Rent a Bike and Go Dutch
Bikes festoon bridges, bikes safely locked to lamppost. Kids, fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers young professionals, old professionals, in fact everyone in Amsterdam seems to have a bike and use it as to get from A to B. Why not join them for the unique...
Rijksmuseum Home of Rembrandt’s Night Watch
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the number one art museum in the Netherlands and art lovers cannot afford to miss it. The museum possesses an unrivalled collection of Dutch art. The Rijkmuseum in Amsterdam is famous for its collection of works of art from the 15th to...
Free GuruWalk City Walk Amsterdam
A city walk is one of the best ways to get to know Amsterdam. But when you start walking without a special plan or instructions, you not only get lost, but also miss many sights and attractions on the way. The solution is: join a GuruWalk. Your guru, the guide, knows...
Amsterdam for Cat Spotters and Cat Lovers
Amsterdam is truly a city where cats feel at home. There are more than 350,000 cats living in the city. Wherever you go, you will see cats everywhere. They sit on the quays along the canals, laze on benches or watch the world from their high positions on a windowsill....
Museum Fabrique des Lumieres Amsterdam
Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam brings art to life. Step into the world of Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt and Salvador Dalí or whichever artist is in the spotlight. Fabrique des Lumières is not just looking at art but also experiencing art by means of interactive...
How to Avoid the Tourist Crowd in Amsterdam
Visiting Amsterdam without other tourists is virtually impossible. Around 18 million visitors per year show that the city is popular. Leafy canals, picturesque facades of canal houses, tulips in spring and iconic museums are some of the reasons why tourists come to...
Westfield Shopping Mall of the Netherlands
A visit to the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands is a day well spent. It is the largest shopping centre in the Netherlands, not in Amsterdam but close to The Hague and easily reached by train or car. The Mall of the Netherlands is more than a shopping centre. It is a...
Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades
Judging by the number of extremely narrow houses along Amsterdam's canals, you could conclude that in the seventeenth century when these houses were built, the locals were very slim. Some of these houses are as narrow as the front door. But why are these houses so...
Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan
Hofjes, almshouses, are small cottages built around a central courtyard or lawn. The residents used to be widows of slender means, unmarried women and sometimes couples. Today, the hofjes are very popular places to live.Most hofjes are freely accessible and most can...
Rembrandt as Portrait Painter
In the seventeenth century, in Rembrandt's time, photography had not yet been invented and when people wanted their likeness taken, they went to a portrait painter, Rembrandt for example. That is exactly what Marten and Oopjen Soolmans did a year after their wedding....
Amsterdam Cat Museum for Cat Lovers
Cat-lovers will purr contently at the art collection of the Cat Museum in Amsterdam. All artworks on display are 'cat proof'; cat statuettes, cat portraits, cat paintings, cat pop art and cat artifacts. Situated in a beautiful canal house, the museum is also...
Interactive exhibition Da Vinci Genius
DA VINCI: GENIUS is an award-winning interactive exhibition. The visitor enters an engaging world of technology through visuals and sound and delves into the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. His obsession with history, art, science, astrology and nature made him a...
Best Amsterdam Winter Break on a Budget
Amsterdam is the ideal city for a short city break vacation. Winter is the perfect time because you save money on flights and hotels. The tourist crowd has gone and you share the city with the locals. Wander through museum and art galleries, amble along the canals and...
Madame Tussauds lifelike Wax Figures of Celebrities
Have you always wanted to be photographed standing next to Marilyn Munroe or is James Bond, alias Sean Connery more your type? All is possible at the Dutch branch of Madame Tussauds Museum one of the most popular attractions in Amsterdam. Take a selfie with King...
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