Sights & Attractions in Amsterdam

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Albert Cuypmarkt More than 100 years old, the Albert Cuypmarkt is one of the biggest...	Markets / Bazaars	The Pijp

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

Amsterdam Museum Any city that began in the 13th century as a boggy swamp to become...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Amsterdamse Bos The largest of Amsterdam's parks covers almost a thousand acres...	Parks	Museum District

Anne Frankhuis Anne Frank, one of the most famous authors of the 20th century...	Museums / Galleries	Western Canal Ring


Artis Short for Natura Artis Magistra ("Nature is the Teacher of the...	Zoos / Aquariums	East of the Amstel

Bananenbar Since the 1970s, this supersleazy bar has featured naked barmaids...	Restaurants	Old City Center

Beurs van Berlage Down otherwise tacky Damrak is the old stock-exchange building...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

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

Bloemgracht Lined with suave "burgher" houses of the 17th century, this canal...	Bodies of Water	Jordaan and Leidseplein

Brouwersgracht Regularly voted Amsterdam's most beautiful street, this wonderful...	Bodies of Water	Jordaan and Leidseplein

Centraal Station The main train station of the Dutch capital, this building was...	Transportation Sites	Old City Center

Concertgebouw This globally acclaimed concert hall has been home to the Royal...	Arts / Performance Venues	Museum District

Dam Home to the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) and the Nieuwe Kerk...	Squares	Old City Center

De Waag Built in 1488, the Waag functioned as a city gate, Sint Antoniespoort...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Egelantiersgracht Named for the "eglantine rose" (the floral names for canals in...	Bodies of Water	Jordaan and Leidseplein

Heineken Experience Founded by Gerard Heineken in 1864, the Heineken label has become...	Wineries / Breweries	The Pijp

Hermitage Amsterdam Taking advantage of 300 years of historical links between Amsterdam...	Museums / Galleries	Jewish Quarter

Het Huis met de Hoofden The Greek deities of Apollo, Ceres, Mars, Minerva, Bacchus, and...	Architectural Sites	Western Canal Ring

Het Koninklijk Paleis From the outside, it is somewhat hard to believe that these ponderous...	Castles / Palaces	Old City Center

Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam This wonderful botanical garden was originally laid out as a...	Gardens / Arboretums	East of the Amstel

Joods Historisch Museum Four Ashkenazi synagogues (or shuls, as they are called in Yiddish)...	Museums / Galleries, Religious Sites	Jewish Quarter

Magere Brug Of Amsterdam's 60-plus drawbridges, the Magere Brug is the most...	Bridges / Tunnels	Eastern Canal Ring

Multatuli Huis This museum honors the beliefs and work (and continues the legacy)...	Museums / Galleries	Western Canal Ring

Museum het Rembrandthuis This is the house that Rembrandt bought, flush with success...	Museums / Galleries	Jewish Quarter

Museum van Loon Once home to one of Rembrandt's most successful students, Ferdinand...	Museums / Galleries	Eastern Canal Ring

Muziektheater/Stadhuis Universally known as the Stopera—from the combining of...	Government Buildings	Jewish Quarter

NEMO Science & Technology Center Opened in 1997, this green copper-clad building designed by Renzo...	Architectural Sites	Waterfront

Nieuwe Kerk Begun in the 15th century, the Nieuwe Kerk (it celebrated its...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Noordermarkt In 1620, as the Jordaan expanded, city planners decided to build...	Squares	Jordaan and Leidseplein

Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder With its elegant gray-and-white facade and spout gable, this...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Oude Kerk Amsterdam's oldest church has evolved over three centuries to...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Pintohuis Scholar and grandee Isaac de Pinto escaped the Inquisition in...	Houses / Mansions	Jewish Quarter

Portugese Synagoge With Jerusalem's Temple of Solomon as inspiration, Elias Bouman...	Religious Sites	Jewish Quarter

Rijksmuseum The Netherlands' greatest museum, the famed Rijksmuseum is home...	Museums / Galleries	Museum District

Schreierstoren Amsterdam's distinctive defense tower began life around 1487...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Spui This beautiful and seemingly tranquil tree-lined square hides...	Squares	Old City Center

Stadsarchief Amsterdam Established in 1914, the city's archives comprise millions of...	Museums / Galleries	Eastern Canal Ring

Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art Amsterdam's celebrated treasurehouse of modern art, the Stedelijk...	Museums / Galleries	Museum District

Trippenhuis As family home to the two Trip brothers, "Purveyors of Waepens...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Tuschinski Cinema Although officially the architect of this "Plumcake"—as...	Architectural Sites	Eastern Canal Ring

Van Gogh Museum Opened in 1973, this remarkable light-infused building—based...	Museums / Galleries	Museum District

Verzetsmuseum From May 14, 1940, to May 5, 1945, the Netherlands was occupied...	Museums / Galleries	East of the Amstel

Vondelpark On sunny days, Amsterdam's "green lung" is the most densely populated...	Parks	Museum District

Warmoesstraat This touristy strip of hostels, bars, and coffee shops began...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Waterlooplein Amsterdam's most famous flea market was once an area bordered...	Squares	Jewish Quarter

Westerkerk Built between 1620 and 1631 by (you guessed it) Hendrick de Keyser...	Religious Sites	Western Canal Ring

Willet-Holthuysen Museum Here's a rare chance to experience what it was like to live in...	Museums / Galleries	Eastern Canal Ring

Zeedijk Few streets have had a longer or more torrid history than Zeedijk...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Zuiderkerk Gorgeous enough to have inspired both Sir Christopher Wren and...	Religious Sites	Jewish Quarter
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