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...
Guided Walking Tour Red Light District by Night
The Red Light District in Amsterdam: famous or infamous ? What is it about all those red-lit windows? And who work there? Your guide wil answer all those question during the walking tour. What's more, your guide will take you to a coffee shop and tell more stories and...
Interactive Vincent van Gogh Village Museum
The Van Gogh Village Museum tells the story of Vincent van Gogh's two-year stay in Nuenen, near the city of Eindhoven, without showing a single original Van Gogh painting. The village is completely dedicated to the painter: a bronze statue of the Potato Eaters on the...
The Tulip Barn Selfie en Instagram Garden
When the bulb fields are blooming in a kaleidoscope of colours, 'tulip fever' grows. Tourists, especially foreign tourists, want to take as many pictures as possible. Not so much of the tulips, but of themselves and the tulips, perfect for Instagram. There is a...
Amsterdam GPS Walking Tour with Audio Guide
GPS audio walking tour is the ideal way to explore Amsterdam. You discover the city at your own pace and you don't have to wander along in a group. This walk takes you past highlights of Amsterdam and hidden gems that are often overlooked. Moreover, an audio tour is...
Discover Tulips in Holland with the Tulip Festival Card
Discover the Dutch tulip season hassle-free with the Tulip Festival Card. This all-in-one pass lets you explore the tulip fields and Keukenhof Flower Gardens, all starting from the heart of Amsterdam. This card includes a convenient shuttle service from A'DAM Tower,...
Best Places to See Tulips and Bulb Fields
Tulips are undoubtedly one of the most famous Dutch attractions. In spring, many foreign tourists come to the bulb region to see the colourful fields. But the Dutch are also attracted to this beautiful 'product' and as soon as the tulips appear in the flower shops,...
Museum Amstelkring Our Lord in the Attic
Museum Amstelkring Our Lord in the Attic, is the smallest church in Amsterdam and is located in the attic of a seventeenth-century canal house on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal. At first glance, there is nothing to indicate that this is a house of prayer. Only when you...
Coster Diamond Museum and Showroom
'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend' sang Marilyn Monroe. Visit the Diamond Museum in Amsterdam to find out if this is true. This small museum displays a true treasure trove of diamonds. As extra security measures would be too expensive, all diamonds exhibited in the...
Electric Ladyland Museum a Fluorescent World
Electric Ladyland in Amsterdam is no ordinary museum. As soon as you step inside, you are part of a fluorescent world. Nick Padalino, the owner, calls his museum participatory art. A visit to this tiny museum takes you back to the time when Flower Power was at its...
Baja Bike Tour and See the Highlights of Amsterdam
Are you planning a visit to Amsterdam and would you like to see as much of the city as possible in a relaxed way? Join a guided bike tour and see Amsterdam through the eyes of a knowledgeable guide who knows the city like the back of his hand. He will instruct you how...
Remnants of Medieval Amsterdam
Amsterdam was founded in 1306, or to be more precise, this is the year in which (probably) city rights were granted (sources on the exact date vary). City rights gave privileges to a city. A city wall could be built, markets held, tolls levied and mint their own...
Self-guided City Walk along Prinsengracht Amsterdam
A self-guided walk along Prinsengracht in Amsterdam is an afternoon well spent. This canal is named after William of Orange, forefather of the Dutch Royal family. The canal is crisscrossed by shopping streets and lined with charming cafes and canal houses with ornate...
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