Amsterdam Travel Guide: Things to Do, Opening Hours, Itineraries

Heineken Experience Amsterdam: tickets, prices, how long it takes and review

The Heineken Experience fills the former Heineken brewery on Stadhouderskade, in the De Pijp neig...

Hortus Botanicus: Amsterdam's botanical garden

The Hortus Botanicus, at Plantage Middenlaan 2a, is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the wo...

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam: tickets, opening hours and tips

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam takes up the upper floors of the Peek & Cloppenburg building at Dam 20,...

Magere Brug: the Skinny Bridge over the Amstel

The Magere Brug, or "Skinny Bridge", is the white drawbridge that spans the Amstel between the Ke...

Rembrandt House Museum: tickets, opening hours and visit

The Rembrandt House Museum (Museum Het Rembrandthuis), at Jodenbreestraat 4, is the house where t...

Albert Cuyp Market: opening hours and specialities of De Pijp's big market

The Albert Cuyp Market (Albert Cuypmarkt) has filled the Albert Cuypstraat, in the De Pijp neighb...

Moco Museum Amsterdam: Banksy and contemporary art, tickets and opening hours

The Moco Museum (short for "Modern Contemporary") is a private museum opened in 2016 in Villa Als...

Muiderslot: visiting Muiden Castle from Amsterdam

The Muiderslot is a moated brick castle at the mouth of the Vecht, about 15 kilometres south-east...

Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) Amsterdam: opening hours, tickets and visit

The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum), at Plantage Kerklaan 61, tells the story of life in ...

Het Scheepvaartmuseum: Amsterdam Maritime Museum, tickets and VOC ship

Het Scheepvaartmuseum, the National Maritime Museum of the Netherlands, occupies the 's Lands Zee...

Our Lord in the Attic Amsterdam: hidden church, hours and tickets

The Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder museum ("Our Lord in the Attic"), at Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38, pres...

NDSM Amsterdam-Noord: old shipyard, street art and ferry

The NDSM-werf in Amsterdam-Noord is the former shipyard of the Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw M...

NEMO Science Museum Amsterdam: tickets, opening hours and free rooftop

The NEMO Science Museum occupies the large green, ship's-bow-shaped building designed by Renzo Pi...

De 9 Straatjes (the Nine Streets): Shopping in Amsterdam

De 9 Straatjes, the "Nine Streets", are nine short cross streets linking the Singel, the Herengra...

Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam: the royal inauguration church on Dam Square

The Nieuwe Kerk ("New Church") stands on Dam Square, next to the Royal Palace. Consecrated in 140...

Oude Kerk Amsterdam: opening hours, tickets and Saskia's grave

The Oude Kerk, at Oudekerksplein 23, is the oldest building in Amsterdam: a wooden chapel stood h...

Jewish Cultural Quarter: Jewish Museum, Portuguese Synagogue and National Holocaust Museum

The Jewish Cultural Quarter (Joods Cultureel Kwartier) brings together four sites in Amsterdam's ...

Amsterdam Red Light District (De Wallen): rules and visiting tips

De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red Light District, covers the oldest part of the city, between Central St...

Volendam and Marken: a day trip from Amsterdam

Volendam and Marken, two former fishing villages on the Markermeer north-east of Amsterdam, are e...

Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (formerly Tropenmuseum): visit, tickets and opening hours

The Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, known until 2023 as the Tropenmuseum, is Amsterdam's major museum of ...

Westerkerk: the church and tower on the Prinsengracht

The Westerkerk, the Protestant church on the Prinsengracht, was built between 1620 and 1631 to de...

The guide to living Amsterdam