David’s Sightseeing,
Museums and Shopping Guidebook
Sightseeing
Here we list places and things of interest.
Rembrandtplein
Discover Amsterdam by boat
The Amsterdam Luxury Cruise t unique, UNESCO-listed canals from Amsterdam’s Golden Age. Cruise through the Jordaan, a neighbourhood known for its famous Prinsengracht, towards the most romantic Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), the Amstel river, The Seven Bridges, the impressive Golden Bend and discover all the hidden gems the city has to offer.
Flagship Amsterdam Canal Cruise
263 PrinsengrachtDiscover Amsterdam by boat
The Amsterdam Luxury Cruise t unique, UNESCO-listed canals from Amsterdam’s Golden Age. Cruise through the Jordaan, a neighbourhood known for its famous Prinsengracht, towards the most romantic Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge), the Amstel river, The Seven Bridges, the impressive Golden Bend and discover all the hidden gems the city has to offer.
Pedestrian shopping street . Just a 3 minute walk away ! This fabulous pedestrian shopping street is one of the longest in Europe!
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Kalverstraat
KalverstraatPedestrian shopping street . Just a 3 minute walk away ! This fabulous pedestrian shopping street is one of the longest in Europe!
Dam
Dam
Rokin
Magere Brug, also known as the ‘Skinny Bridge’ is a beautiful old lifting bridge which crosses the river Amstel, and is just a 10 minute stroll away.
At night it is illuminated by hundreds of small lights and is probably the most beautiful and romantic bridge in Amsterdam, though there are many, many others !
Passport2Amsterdam say :
“One of the reasons this bridge is viewed as the most romantic in Amsterdam is the legend that a kiss on the bridge, or a kiss taken whilst travelling under the bridge in a boat means the couple will stay in love forever. The skinny bridge is a prime location for proposals, so don’t be surprised if you see someone down on one knee in the evening under the lights.”
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Magere Brug
Magere BrugMagere Brug, also known as the ‘Skinny Bridge’ is a beautiful old lifting bridge which crosses the river Amstel, and is just a 10 minute stroll away.
At night it is illuminated by hundreds of small lights and is probably the most beautiful and romantic bridge in Amsterdam, though there are many, many others !
Passport2Amsterdam say :
“One of the reasons this bridge is viewed as the most romantic in Amsterdam is the legend that a kiss on the bridge, or a kiss taken whilst travelling under the bridge in a boat means the couple will stay in love forever. The skinny bridge is a prime location for proposals, so don’t be surprised if you see someone down on one knee in the evening under the lights.”
Homomonument
Westermarkt“Amsterdam has one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world called Hortus Botanicus. It was established in 1638 by the city municipality as Hortus Medicus, an herb garden with medical plants for Amsterdam doctors and pharmacists.” Just a 25 mi Ute walk away!
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Hortus Botanicus
2a Plantage Middenlaan“Amsterdam has one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world called Hortus Botanicus. It was established in 1638 by the city municipality as Hortus Medicus, an herb garden with medical plants for Amsterdam doctors and pharmacists.” Just a 25 mi Ute walk away!
A wonderful historic church, with a beautiful tower which is accessible to the public. It is right by the Homomonument and very close to the Anne Frank house and plays a major role in her story.
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Westerkerk
279 PrinsengrachtA wonderful historic church, with a beautiful tower which is accessible to the public. It is right by the Homomonument and very close to the Anne Frank house and plays a major role in her story.
Keukenhof will be open from 23 March – 14 May in 2023. The most fabulous display park of tulips and Dutch bulbs!
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Keukenhof HOLLAND
166A Keukenhofdreef Keukenhof will be open from 23 March – 14 May in 2023. The most fabulous display park of tulips and Dutch bulbs!
Noorderkerk
44 NoordermarktZuiderkerk
The New Church
De DamAntiekcentrum Amsterdam
Large indoor market with many dealers of antique jewelry, fine art, ceramics & home decor items. You can hours wandering around this fascinating indoor market. About 19/15 walk away.
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Antiekcentrum Amsterdam
109 ElandsgrachtAntiekcentrum Amsterdam
Large indoor market with many dealers of antique jewelry, fine art, ceramics & home decor items. You can hours wandering around this fascinating indoor market. About 19/15 walk away.
10% discount if you show the map in your room!
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Black Bikes Rembrandtplein | Bike Rental Amsterdam
41 Reguliersbreestraat10% discount if you show the map in your room!
Museums and Experiences
There is a ‘Museum District’ in Amsterdam, centred around the Museumplein.
There are also many other museums in Amsterdam scattered across the city.
We recommend booking your tickets in advance online. *we are unable to buy tickets, or make reservations on your behalf.
Just 800 metres away. An interesting 10-15 minutes walk away via beautiful Spiegelstraat, with many fascinating art galleries and antiques shops.
Rijksmuseum
Open daily 9 to 17h
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands. We tell the story of 800 years of Dutch history, from 1200 to now. In addition, we organize several exhibitions per year from our own collection and with (inter) national loans.
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Rijksmuseum
1 MuseumstraatJust 800 metres away. An interesting 10-15 minutes walk away via beautiful Spiegelstraat, with many fascinating art galleries and antiques shops.
Rijksmuseum
Open daily 9 to 17h
Museumstraat 1, Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands. We tell the story of 800 years of Dutch history, from 1200 to now. In addition, we organize several exhibitions per year from our own collection and with (inter) national loans.
1.1 km Away.
Museumplein. Amsterdam.
Discover the Life and Work of Vincent Van Gogh
Booking in advance advised.
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Van Gogh Museum
6 Museumplein1.1 km Away.
Museumplein. Amsterdam.
Discover the Life and Work of Vincent Van Gogh
Booking in advance advised.
1.1 km away.
Anne Frank Huis
Westermarkt 20
1016 DK Amsterdam
Timed ticket booking weeks in advance is advised.
The Anne Frank House was established on 3 May 1957 in cooperation with Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father. We are an independent non-profit organisation that runs a museum in the house where Anne Frank went into hiding and we try to increase awareness of Anne’s life story all over the world.
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Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt1.1 km away.
Anne Frank Huis
Westermarkt 20
1016 DK Amsterdam
Timed ticket booking weeks in advance is advised.
The Anne Frank House was established on 3 May 1957 in cooperation with Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father. We are an independent non-profit organisation that runs a museum in the house where Anne Frank went into hiding and we try to increase awareness of Anne’s life story all over the world.
An easy 15 minutes walk away , or 2 trams stops.
Wherever you go, the whole world knows and loves Heineken! The story of the conquering expedition of the famous beer started in the heart of Amsterdam. This is now the location of the Heineken Experience. Do you know why the beer in the green bottle became one of the most famous ones worldwide?
Allow 2 hours
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Heineken Experience
78 StadhouderskadeAn easy 15 minutes walk away , or 2 trams stops.
Wherever you go, the whole world knows and loves Heineken! The story of the conquering expedition of the famous beer started in the heart of Amsterdam. This is now the location of the Heineken Experience. Do you know why the beer in the green bottle became one of the most famous ones worldwide?
Allow 2 hours
Just 10-12 minutes walk away.
THE MUSEUM IS RENOVATING
Nowhere in the world can you come closer to Rembrandt than in The Rembrandt House Museum. We want to inspire the world with Rembrandt and everything related to him. In order to do that even better for future generations, the museum will renovate from October 31, 2022. On March 18, 2023, The Rembrandt House Museum will reopen with 30% more Rembrandt.
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Museum Het Rembrandthuis (Rembrandt House)
4 JodenbreestraatJust 10-12 minutes walk away.
THE MUSEUM IS RENOVATING
Nowhere in the world can you come closer to Rembrandt than in The Rembrandt House Museum. We want to inspire the world with Rembrandt and everything related to him. In order to do that even better for future generations, the museum will renovate from October 31, 2022. On March 18, 2023, The Rembrandt House Museum will reopen with 30% more Rembrandt.
The imposing Willet-Holthuysen House is just 7 minutes walk away. This double mansion on the Herengracht ( number 605 ) contains many period rooms. Its beautiful salons are in the style of Louis XVI, and the garden is symmetrically designed as a French formal garden.
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Willet-Holthuysen Museum
605 HerengrachtThe imposing Willet-Holthuysen House is just 7 minutes walk away. This double mansion on the Herengracht ( number 605 ) contains many period rooms. Its beautiful salons are in the style of Louis XVI, and the garden is symmetrically designed as a French formal garden.
Just 6 minutes walk away!Museum Van Loon
In the heart of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht the house of the Amsterdam regent family Van Loon can still be seen. In 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company. Since 1973, the family opens their home, garden and collection to the public.
Get a glimpse of the life of the Amsterdam Van Loon family in one of the finest canal houses of the city.
Opening hours
open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Museum Van Loon
672 KeizersgrachtJust 6 minutes walk away!Museum Van Loon
In the heart of Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht the house of the Amsterdam regent family Van Loon can still be seen. In 1602 Willem van Loon co-founded the Dutch East-India Company. Since 1973, the family opens their home, garden and collection to the public.
Get a glimpse of the life of the Amsterdam Van Loon family in one of the finest canal houses of the city.
Opening hours
open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Also in Museumplein.
The Stedelijk Museum is the place where everyone can discover and experience modern and contemporary visual art and design. Open 365 days a year.
Online ticket purchase advised.
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
10 MuseumpleinAlso in Museumplein.
The Stedelijk Museum is the place where everyone can discover and experience modern and contemporary visual art and design. Open 365 days a year.
Online ticket purchase advised.
Just 10 minutes walk away in Dam Square.
Madame Tussauds + The Amsterdam Dungeon (just 8 minutes walk away)
Combine your visit to Madame Tussauds Amsterdam with a visit to The Amsterdam Dungeon, if you dare ... In The Amsterdam Dungeon you will learn more about the terrifying history of Amsterdam, in a humorous and terrifying way.
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Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
20 DamJust 10 minutes walk away in Dam Square.
Madame Tussauds + The Amsterdam Dungeon (just 8 minutes walk away)
Combine your visit to Madame Tussauds Amsterdam with a visit to The Amsterdam Dungeon, if you dare ... In The Amsterdam Dungeon you will learn more about the terrifying history of Amsterdam, in a humorous and terrifying way.
ARTIS
38-40 Plantage KerklaanAmsterdam zoo : Artis
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amsterdam
21 DamThe Amsterdam Dungeon
78 RokinSuggest a Combi ticket with Nadame Tussauds.
House of Bols, the Cocktail & Genever Experience
12 14 16 Paulus PotterstraatFo Guang Shan
106-118 ZeedijkA great Museum for lovers of Street Art and Graffiti.
This museum is over the water in North Amsterdam.
Via the free ferry from Amsterdam Centraal Station, nakoming exploring Amsterdam even more fun.!
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STRAAT Museum
1 NDSM-PleinA great Museum for lovers of Street Art and Graffiti.
This museum is over the water in North Amsterdam.
Via the free ferry from Amsterdam Centraal Station, nakoming exploring Amsterdam even more fun.!
Book a FREE tour !!!
At GASSAN Diamonds, free tours and special packages are offered for everyone. Discover our diamond factory and visit GASSAN Diamonds.
15 minutes walk away.
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 173-175, 1011 LN Amsterdam
Prior contact advised.
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GASSAN
173-175 Nieuwe UilenburgerstraatBook a FREE tour !!!
At GASSAN Diamonds, free tours and special packages are offered for everyone. Discover our diamond factory and visit GASSAN Diamonds.
15 minutes walk away.
Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 173-175, 1011 LN Amsterdam
Prior contact advised.
Located at the Museum Square in a 19th century monumental building. International crown collection
A permanent collection about the royal crowns from all over the world and much, much more !
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Diamant Museum
8 Paulus Potterstraat
Located at the Museum Square in a 19th century monumental building. International crown collection
A permanent collection about the royal crowns from all over the world and much, much more !
Entertainment
Bars, restaurants, cafes and entertainment areas
Busy square with cafes, bars, restaurants, coffee shops . Weekly Art Market
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Rembrandtplein
Busy square with cafes, bars, restaurants, coffee shops . Weekly Art Market
Busy bars, cafes, restaurants, coffee shops and Shops.
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Reguliersdwarsstraat
ReguliersdwarsstraatBusy bars, cafes, restaurants, coffee shops and Shops.
Leidseplein
LeidsepleinVondelpark
A'dam Lookout
5 OverhoekspleinXtracold Icebar Amsterdam
194 AmstelThe legendary Amsterdam Concert Hall. Mainly classical music, with concerts almost every day of the year! A truly stunning world class concert hall in Museumplein, just a 20 minute walk away, via Nieuwe Spiegelgracht a beautiful street of art galleries and antique shops.
“The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!”
Concertgebouw
10 ConcertgebouwpleinThe legendary Amsterdam Concert Hall. Mainly classical music, with concerts almost every day of the year! A truly stunning world class concert hall in Museumplein, just a 20 minute walk away, via Nieuwe Spiegelgracht a beautiful street of art galleries and antique shops.
“The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!”
Paradiso
6-8 WeteringschansNeighbourhoods
Jordaan
Street party time ! Kings day 27th April annually. Pride weekend in August. Eurovision in May. And perhaps a few others !
Also known as the “Secret Village “, as it has its own unique vibe! And lots of beautiful greenery too!
Reguliersdwarsstraat, 1017 Amsterdam, Nederland
Street party time ! Kings day 27th April annually. Pride weekend in August. Eurovision in May. And perhaps a few others !
Also known as the “Secret Village “, as it has its own unique vibe! And lots of beautiful greenery too!
An amazing ‘secret’ courtyard just 8 minutes walk away. When you have found the entrance (!) you enter an almost magical little village with many beautiful Dutch houses, two churches, one of which doesn’t look at all like a church until you get inside!
The full history of this hidden part of Amsterdam is available on the visitors board as you enter.
Queen Elizabeth II visited here July 1988.
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Begijnhof
1 BegijnhofAn amazing ‘secret’ courtyard just 8 minutes walk away. When you have found the entrance (!) you enter an almost magical little village with many beautiful Dutch houses, two churches, one of which doesn’t look at all like a church until you get inside!
The full history of this hidden part of Amsterdam is available on the visitors board as you enter.
Queen Elizabeth II visited here July 1988.
The world famous ‘Red Light District’ of Amsterdam, is one of the most popular areas for tourists to visit. This area has been ‘cleaned up’ recently and is a lot more regulated and safe than it was some years ago !Never buy anything offered on the streets ! They have now introduced a ban on smoking cannabis in public, in certain streets in the Red Light District, with a penalty of €100.
Redlight District Amsterdam
Oudezijds AchterburgwalThe world famous ‘Red Light District’ of Amsterdam, is one of the most popular areas for tourists to visit. This area has been ‘cleaned up’ recently and is a lot more regulated and safe than it was some years ago !Never buy anything offered on the streets ! They have now introduced a ban on smoking cannabis in public, in certain streets in the Red Light District, with a penalty of €100.
Shopping
A busy shopping street very close by, leading up to Leidseplein, a vibrant cafe, bar, restaurant entertainment area. Vondelpark is just a little further on.
The biggest and longest pedestrian shopping area iAmsterdam is just 2 minutes walk away !
Kalverstraat, 1012 Amsterdam, Nederland
The biggest and longest pedestrian shopping area iAmsterdam is just 2 minutes walk away !
Leidsestraat
LeidsestraatUtrechtsestraat, 1017 Amsterdam, Nederland
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat, 1071 Amsterdam, Nederland
Dapperstraat, 1093 BS Amsterdam, Nederland
Reizigersadvies
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MARKETS
Amsterdam is THE market city of the Netherlands.
Boek vooraf
Book before you go
It is advisable to book tickets in advance for: Anne Frank House : Van Gogh Museum : Rijksmuseum : Concertgebouw It is also recommended to reserve tables all restaurants., which we are not able to do on your behalf.
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Flagship canal boat tours
A ‘must do’ while in beautiful Amsterdam! You get such a different view of this amazing city !