NEMO Science & Technology Center

NEMO Science & Technology Center Review

Opened in 1997, this green copper-clad building designed by Renzo Piano—co-creator of the Pompidou Center in Paris—is an international architectural landmark: a ship's hull rising colossally out of the middle of the water, over the Coen Tunnel entrance to Amsterdam North. A rooftop café and summer "beach" terrace (BovenNEMO or above NEMO) offer a superb panorama of the area. It's worth a visit in the summer, just for the view.

There are five floors of fantastical, hands-on, high-tech fun from the giant bubbles on the ground floor to experiments in the wonder lab and interactive exhibitions like Teen Facts. Until the renovations of the Scheepvartmuseum are complete, the VOC replica ship is moored here for the passionate pirates in your party.