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Nieuwmarkt
OUDE ZIJD
Dominated by the largest still-standing medieval building in Amsterdam, Nieuwmarkt is a calm square lined with cafes and…
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Oude Kerk
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Oudekerksplein 23
}020 625 82 84; www.oudekerk.nl
Since its construction in 1306, Oude Kerk, the oldest church in Amsterdam, has endured everything from the Protestant Re…
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Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40
}020 624 66 04; www.opsolder.nl
The Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder (“Our Lord in the Attic”) museum commemorates a beautiful Catholic church... in an attic. …
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Anne Frank House
CANAL RING WEST
Prinsengracht 267
}020 556 71 00; www.annefrank.nl
This is one of the most frequently visited sights in the city, and for good reason. It is the house where Anne Frank and…
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Westerkerk
CANAL RING WEST
Prinsengracht 281
}020 624 77 66; www.westerkerk.nl
Westerkerk’s 85m tower, the Westerkerkstoren, stands far above central Amsterdam’s other buildings. A trip up it in a 30…
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Homomonument
CANAL RING WEST
Westermarkt
; www.homomonument.nl
The Homomonument is the culmination of a movement to erect a memorial honoring homosexual victims of Nazi persecution, b…
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FOAM
CENTRAL CANAL RING
Keizersgracht 609
}020 551 65 00; www.foam.org
Foam—the Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam—showcases new photography, from gritty photojournalism to glossy fashion photos. Wor…
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Electric Ladyland
JORDAAN
Tweede Leliedwarsstraat 5
}020 420 37 76; www.electric-lady-land.com
Electric Ladyland, the “First Museum of Fluorescent Art,” is a sight unlike any other. The passionate and eccentric owne…
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Van Gogh Museum
MUSEUMPLEIN AND VONDELPARK
Paulus Potterstraat 7
}020 570 52 00; www.vangoghmuseum.nl
Van Gogh only painted for about a decade, yet he left a remarkable legacy of paintings and drawings. There’s a lot more …
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Rijksmuseum
MUSEUMPLEIN AND VONDELPARK
Jan Luijkenstraat 1
}020 674 70 00; www.rijksmuseum.nl
When you first see the commanding facade of the Rijksmuseum, it looks like the type of place you could get lost in for h…
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Vondelpark
MUSEUMPLEIN AND VONDELPARK
Rolling streams, leafy trees, and inviting grass make the 120-acre Vondelpark central Amsterdam’s largest and most popul…
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Verzetsmuseum (Dutch Resistance Museum)
JODENBUURT AND PLANTAGE
Plantage Kerklaan 61
}020 620 25 35; www.verzetsmuseum.org
This museum chronicles the five years the Netherlands spent under Nazi occupation during WWII. The permanent exhibit cen…
Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie
OUDE ZIJD
Bethanienstraat 39
}020 622 48 99; www.acf-web.nl
Tucked in a small street between Nieuwmarkt and the Red Light District, this gallery showcases the work of young Dutch p…
Oost-Indisch Huis
OUDE ZIJD
Kloveniersburgwal 48
For almost two centuries, the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, or Dutch East India Company—the world’s first multinati…
Brouwerij de Prael
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 30
}020 408 44 70; www.deprael.nl
If you love beer but find yourself asking “what’s a hops?” come get a quick and easy crash course with a tour of this fa…
Cannabis College
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 124
}020 423 44 20; www.cannabiscollege.com
Get your druggie “diploma” (a bachelor’s in blunts? a master’s in marijuana? a doctorate in doobies?) by taking a short …
Nieuwe Kerk
NIEUWE ZIJD
Dam Sq.
}020 638 69 09; www.nieuwekerk.nl
Built in 1408 when the Oude Kerk became too small for the city’s growing population, the Nieuwe Kerk is a commanding Got…
Amsterdam Sex Museum
NIEUWE ZIJD
Damrak 18
}020 622 83 76; www.sexmuseumamsterdam.nl
Unless you were previously unaware that people have been having sex since mankind’s origin, there’s not much new informa…
Amsterdam Historical Museum
NIEUWE ZIJD
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 359
}020 523 18 22; www.amsterdammuseum.nl
People, schmeople. This museum is about Amsterdam as a city. Through paintings, artifacts, and multimedia presentations,…
Begijnhof
NIEUWE ZIJD
Begijnhof
; www.begijnhofamsterdam.nl
The Beguines were small groups of Catholic laywomen who took vows of chastity and chose to serve the Church, though they…

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