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Allard Pierson Museum Be the First to Rate It Once the repository of the nation's gold supply, this former...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Amsterdams Historisch Museum Be the First to Rate It Any city that began in the 13th century as a sinking bog to eventually...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Amsterdamse Openbare Bibliotheek Be the First to Rate It Europe's biggest public library opened in July 2007, offering...	Architectural Sites, Educational Institutions	Old City Center

ArCam Be the First to Rate It Architecture Centrum Amsterdam is dedicated to modern Dutch architecture...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Bananenbar Be the First to Rate It Since the 1970s, this super-sleazy bar has featured naked barmaids...	Restaurants	Old City Center

Beurs van Berlage Be the First to Rate It Even though some people think the Beurs looks a bit blocky, it...	Museums / Galleries, Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Bloemenmarkt Be the First to Rate It This is the last of the city's floating markets. In days gone...	Markets / Bazaars	Old City Center

Centraal Station Be the First to Rate It The main hub of transportation in the Netherlands, this building...	Architectural Sites, Transportation Sites	Old City Center

Dam Be the First to Rate It Home to the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) and the Nieuwe Kerk...	Memorials / Monuments	Old City Center

Damrak Be the First to Rate It This unavoidable and busy street leading up to Centraal Station...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Erotic Museum Be the First to Rate It "Five floors of highly suggestive trinkets and photos" is probably...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Gassan Diamonds Be the First to Rate It When diamonds were discovered in South Africa in 1869, there...	Industrial Sites	Old City Center

Haarlemmerpoort Be the First to Rate It The northern edge of the Jordaan once was marked by city walls...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Hash Marijuana Hemp Museum Be the First to Rate It One would think that more effort could have gone into the name...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Het Koninklijk Paleis Be the First to Rate It From the outside, it is somewhat hard to believe that this gray-stained...	Castles / Palaces	Old City Center

Het Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Be the First to Rate It Just 200 meters from Centraal Station and built on a peninsula...	Arts / Performance Venues	Old City Center

Joods Historisch Museum Be the First to Rate It Four Ashkenazi synagogues (or shuls, as they are called in Yiddish)...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Old City Center

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam Be the First to Rate It This branch of the world-famous wax museum, above the Peek &...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Montelbaanstoren Be the First to Rate It Rembrandt loved to sketch this slightly leaning tower, which...	Military Sites	Old City Center

Mozes und Aäronkerk Be the First to Rate It Landmarking the eastern corner of the Waterlooplein flea market...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Museum Amstelkring Be the First to Rate It With its elegant gray-and-white facade and spout gable, this...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Old City Center

Museum het Rembrandthuis Be the First to Rate It One of Amsterdam's more remarkable relics, this house was bought...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Museum Werf 't Kromhout Be the First to Rate It Started in 1757 by Kromhout, a ship's carpenter whose name literally...	Museums / Galleries, Nautical Sites	Old City Center

Muziektheater/Stadhuis Be the First to Rate It Universally known as the Stopera -- not just from the combining...	Arts / Performance Venues, Government Buildings	Old City Center

NEMO Science & Technology Center Be the First to Rate It Opened in 1997, this green copper-clad building looks like a...	Educational Institutions	Old City Center

Nes Be the First to Rate It Originating as a boggy walkway along the Amstel River when Amsterdam...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Nieuwe Kerk Be the First to Rate It Begun in the 14th century, the Nieuwe Kerk is a soaring Late...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Oude Kerk Be the First to Rate It The Oude Kerk is Amsterdam's oldest church and its location never...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Oudemanhuispoort Be the First to Rate It Landmarked by its famous chiseled pair of spectacles (set over...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Pintohuis Be the First to Rate It This Italian Renaissance-style house was grandly renovated in...	Houses / Mansions	Old City Center

Portugees Israelitische Synagoge Be the First to Rate It With Jerusalem's Temple of Solomon as inspiration, Elias Bouwman...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Realen Eiland Be the First to Rate It About a dozen blocks to the west of Centraal Station, there are...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Scheepvaarthuis Be the First to Rate It With its extravagantly phantasmagoric zinc-roof detailing spilling...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Schreierstoren Be the First to Rate It This is Amsterdam's most distinctive fortress tower. Today it's...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Sint Nicolaaskerk Be the First to Rate It The architect A. C. Bleys designed this church, built in...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Spui Be the First to Rate It This beautiful and seemingly tranquil tree-lined square hides...	Squares	Old City Center

Trippenhuis Be the First to Rate It (Trip House). As family home to the two Trip brothers, who made...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Waag Be the First to Rate It Built in the center of the square in 1488, the Waag functioned...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Warmoesstraat Be the First to Rate It This touristy strip of hostels, bars, and coffee shops began...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Waterlooplein Be the First to Rate It Before its rezoning, this flea market was a swampy neighborhood...	Markets / Bazaars, Squares	Old City Center

West Indische Huis Be the First to Rate It These former headquarters of the West India Trading Company (WIC)...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Zeedijk Be the First to Rate It Few streets have had a longer or more torrid history; until recently...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Zuiderkerk Be the First to Rate It Gorgeous enough to have inspired both Sir Christopher Wren and...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

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