THE 30 best things TO SEE and do in AMSTERDAM
Last updated: 9/13/21 | September 13th, 2021
Amsterdam is known as a party city, full of wild nights and all kinds of questionable debauchery. It’s a fun, eclectic, and party-focused destination popular with young backpackers seeking to let loose.
I’ve checked out Amsterdam a lot more times than I can count (it’s one of my favorite cities in the world) and I’m never disappointed. but there’s a lot more to the city than just a fun night out.
Amsterdam as we know it dates to the 12th century and is home to all kinds of medieval and Renaissance buildings, a lot of of which date to the Dutch golden Age, a time from 1588-1672 when Amsterdam was the center of the world economy. lots of of the canals themselves are hundreds of years old as well and have UNESCO world Heritage status.
Today, Amsterdam is a city filled with a lot more history than you know what to do with, a lot of art museums, chill cafes, loads of outdoor activities, and a wild nightlife. There’s plenty to see and do no matter what you’re interested in.
To help you make the most of your trip, here are the best 32 things to see and do in Amsterdam:
1. Take a complimentary walking Tour
Whenever I arrive in a new city I start off by taking a complimentary walking tour. They help you get oriented and give you an introduction of the city, culture, and the main sights worth seeing. You learn some history and can ask a local guide all the questions you have, which is the best way to get insider tips.
Free walking excursions Amsterdam and new Europe both offer daily complimentary walking tours. They last 2-3 hours and give you the best introduction to the city. just be sure to idea your guide at the end!
If you’re not on a tight budget and want an thorough alternative tour, check out Black Heritage Tours. While their excursions aren’t free, they are exceptionally informative and eye-opening. They focus on the impact of slavery during the growth of the Dutch empire and highlight Black culture and contributions to the country. It’s sobering but educational.
And for a lot more general excursions (walking tours, museum tours, food tours), check out get Your Guide. They have a ton of different excursions so there’s something for everybody!
2. check out the Van Gogh Museum
This museum is home to lots of of Van Gogh’s best works. It’s also the largest collection of Van Gogh’s works in the entire world. The museum does an exceptional job of outlining his life, chronicling his works from beginning to end so you can better understand and appreciate his style and evolution (as well as his life beyond painting). opened in 1973, it’s one of the most popular (read: crowded) sites in the city, but don’t let that stop you from visiting. The museum also has paintings by other popular artists of the period, like Monet, Manet, and Matisse as well as by artists who inspired Van Gough or were inspired by him.
Museumplein 6, +31 20 570 5200, vangoghmuseum.nl. open daily from 9am to 6pm in the summer with minimized hours in the spring, fall and winter. Admission is 19 EUR.
3. explore Jordaan
Jordaan is a trendy residential area. While it’s become a lot more popular in recent years, it’s still one of the most overlooked parts of the city. The area is full of relaxing shops and boutiques, bars and pubs, and hip restaurants. It’s also the area of the city where the Dutch painter Rembrandt (1606-1669) lived during the final years of his life. It’s a quiet place to explore away from the crowds if you want to get a better feel for the city outside its main vacationer areas.
In addition to eating and drinking there, you can shop at the Westerstraat Market (Monday mornings) or the Lindengracht Market (on Saturdays).
4. Take a Canal Tour
Amsterdam is a beautiful, picturesque city thanks to the picturesque canals that break up the city’s sprawl. To see the city from a new perspective, take a canal tour. There are large excursion boats that can take you up and down the waterways, but you can also rent your own boat for a self-guided excursion (if you’re comfortable driving a boat). Self-guided rentals are for small, open-air boats that give you a a lot more intimate, special experience. They cost around 50 EUR per hour, which makes it incredibly cost effective if you have a few pals to join you. For a conventional guided excursion on a larger boat, expect to pay around 18 EUR per person.
5. See Anne Frank House
This is one of the most popular vacationer sites in the entire city. While it’s an crucial and sad place to visit, it’s also exceptionally overcrowded. You just shuffle through the house and never really have time to digest what you’re seeing. Personally, I think the Jewish history museum does a better job of highlighting her life but this is still worth seeing as it is such an famous and crucial site.
Prinsengracht 263–267, +31 20 556 71 05, annefrank.org. open daily from 9am–9pm (shorter hours in the winter). Admission is 14 EUR. Tickets are only sold online.
6. check out the Rijksmuseum
Established in 1798, The Rijksmuseum is an art and history museum located ideal next to the Van Gogh Museum. The museum, recently renovated, features an substantial Rembrandt collection including the popular painting “The night Watch.” In addition to works by Rembrandt, the museum is also home to a robust collection of other classic Dutch painters, like Frans Hals and Johannes Vermeer. There are over 1 million items in the collection (it’s the largest museum in the country) with over 8,000 on display so you can easily spend a few hours here.
Museumstraat 1, +31 20 674 7000, rijksmuseum.nl. open daily from 9am–5pm. Admission is 20 EUR.
7. kick back in Oosterpark
If you need to get away from the crowds, head to Oosterpark. It’s a kicking back green space east of the city center and is best for lounging and enjoying a sunny day. It’s much less busy than the city’s popular Vondelpark and shows you a different, a lot more residential part of the city. There are sculptures (including the national Slavery Monument that commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1863), playgrounds, ponds, and plenty of space to picnic or lounge. It was the city’s first large park too, dating back to the 1890s
8. try the Heineken Experience
Heineken is one of the most popular (and popular) beers in the world. You can take an interactive self-guided excursion of this former brewery and learn about how the beer was made and how the company progressed over the centuries (the beer dates back to the 1870s). Admission also includes two beers, so if you’re a fan be sure to book a tour. It’s a fun way to learn some history.
Stadhouderskade 78, +31 020 261 1323, heinekenexperience.com. open daily from 12pm-9pm. Admission is 21 EUR (19.50 EUR if you book online).
9. See the Erotic museum and the Amsterdam Sex museum
Tucked away in an old storehouse in the Red Light district and has an exhibition about eroticism in all its various forms throughout the ages. It has sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs, and other artwork. And, of course, there is a gift shop if you want a a lot more special souvenir from the city.
The Amsterdam Sex museum is the a lot more severe museum and is much a lot more informative than the Erotic museum (but also a little less fun). It was the world’s first sex museum, having opened in 1985. It highlights the history of sexual views and norms, as well as the lives of some of the world’s a lot of sexually popular individuals (like the Marquis de Sade).
Erotic Museum: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 54, +31 20 627 8954, erotisch-museum.nl. open daily from 11am-1am. Admission is 7 EUR.
Amsterdam Sex Museum: Damrak 18, +31 20 622 8376, sexmuseumamsterdam.nl. open daily from 11am-7pm. Admission is 9 EUR.
10. wander the Red Light District
Unsurprisingly, Amsterdam’s Red Light district is one of the city’s main draws. though much tamer than in previous years, the Red Light district manages to balance sex and seediness with being a major international vacationer attraction. While it’s worth seeing, I’d keep your time here brief. It’s quite calm and quiet during the day, at night the area is bursting with drunken revelers and gawking tourists that clog the sidewalks. but even if it’s not your scene, I’d still make sure to see the area with your own eyes. It’s certainly unique!
11. check out the Jewish historical Museum
This is the only Jewish history museum in the country, though it’s typically overlooked in favor of The Anne Frank House. Personally, I think the museum does a better job when it pertains to highlighting the history and struggles of Jewish people in the Netherlands. Specifically, they have an exceptional exhibit on world war II that highlights the Dutch resistance, complacency, and guilt over the Holocaust. well established in 1932 (and reopened in 1955, after the war), the museum houses over 11,000 items, artifacts, and works of art.
Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, +31 20 531 0310, jck.nl. open daily from 11am–5pm. Admission is 17 EUR.
12. See the museum Amstelkring
Hidden inside a 17th-century canal house, this is one of the most interesting churches I’ve ever been to. Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder (“Our Lord in the Attic”) is a clandestine Catholic church that was secretly built during Protestant policy on the 3rd floor of a regular house (it was never really a secret, but considering that it was out of sight the authorities didn’t crack down on them too harshly). built in the 1660s, the church has a stunning drawing room and the furnishings and artifacts make this one of the best 17th-century rooms still intact.
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 38, +31 20 624 6604, opsolder.nl. open Tuesday–Friday from 10am-5pm, Saturdays from 10am–6pm and Sundays from 1pm–6pm. Admissions is 14 EUR.
13. check out Noord
Noord has progressed into one of the cooler and trendier districts in recent years. It’s one of the mតំបន់ដែលមានតំលៃសមរម្យនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងដូច្នេះបារ៍និងភោជនីយដ្ឋានថ្មីៗជាច្រើនបានបើកនៅទីនេះ។ តំបន់ឧស្សាហកម្មចាស់ត្រូវបានទាមទារមកវិញហើយមានកន្លែងបៃតងច្រើនផងដែរ។ វាជាការសប្បាយដែលរស់នៅតំបន់រស់រវើកដែលមានហ្វូងមនុស្សតិចជាងផ្នែកកណ្តាលនៃទីក្រុង។ ជួលកង់និងរុករក – អ្នកនឹងមិនខកចិត្តទេ!
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ទទួលបានគំនិតធ្វើដំណើរដ៏ល្អបំផុតរបស់ខ្ញុំក៏ដូចជាការធ្វើផែនការដែលបានធ្វើផែនការដែលរាប់បញ្ចូលទាំងមគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ដូចបានផ្ញើទៅប្រអប់ទទួលរបស់អ្នក:
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Amsterdam គឺជាផ្ទះរបស់ Artr តាមផ្លូវដ៏អស្ចារ្យមួយចំនួន។ អ្នកអាចមើលឃើញវាពេញមួយរយៈពេលដែលអ្នកស្វែងរកប៉ុន្តែប្រសិនបើអ្នកពិតជាចង់កោតសរសើរវាហើយរៀនអំពីឈុតសិល្បៈជំនួសនៅទីក្រុងអាំស្ទែដាំបន្ទាប់មកធ្វើដំណើរទៅទេសចរណ៍។ Amsterdam Amsterdam ដំណើរការដ៏អស្ចារ្យនិងការយល់ដឹងដ៏អស្ចារ្យដែលអ្នកអាចរៀនអំពីសិល្បៈជំនួសខណៈពេលដែលបានមើលផ្ទាំងរូបភាពល្អបំផុតនៅក្នុងទីក្រុង។ មនុស្សទាំងអស់ដែលខ្ញុំបានទទួលយកដំណើរកំសាន្តស្រឡាញ់វា! តម្លៃចាប់ផ្តើមពី 15 អឺរ៉ូ។
17. Go Skotmill Spotting
ហូឡង់មានប្រជាប្រិយភាពចំពោះការផ្សងព្រេងរបស់ពួកគេហើយកំពុងរៀបចំដំណើរផ្សងព្រេងដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលម៉ាស៊ីនបូមទឹកដែលនៅជុំវិញទីក្រុងអាំស្ទែដាំគឺជាវិធីដ៏អស្ចារ្យក្នុងការកាន់កាប់ទីក្រុង។ មានចំនួន 8 សរុប – ភាគច្រើននៃដែលភាគច្រើនស្ថិតនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងអាំស្ទែដាំ។ De Gooyer គឺជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលទីក្រុងដែលនៅជិតកណ្តាលទីក្រុងហើយក៏កើតឡើងផងដែរដែលបានក្លាយជាក្រុមហ៊ុនស្រាបៀរដែលធ្វើឱ្យវាក្លាយជាកន្លែងល្អបំផុតដើម្បីចាប់ផ្តើម (ហើយប្រហែលជាមិនដែលឈប់ទេ) ។ វាគ្រាន់តែជាការជិះរថភ្លើងរយៈពេល 20 នាទីពីទីក្រុងអាំស្ទែរម័រសេម៉ាល់។ រោងម៉ាស៊ីនកិនមួយផ្សេងទៀតដែលមានតម្លៃមើលឃើញគឺរោងម៉ាស៊ីនកិនដែលជារោងម៉ាស៊ីនដែលបានសាងសង់ឡើងវិញចាប់ពីឆ្នាំ 1847 ដែលបានបើកចំហសម្រាប់សាធារណជន។ ដំណើរកំសាន្តរយៈពេល 45 នាទីចុងក្រោយនិងចំណាយ 7.50 អឺរ៉ូ។
18. យកដំណើរកម្សាន្តជិះកង់
កង់គឺនៅអាំស្ទែដាំដាំដូចជាស្រាពណ៌សគឺទៅប៊ឺដឌ័រ។ អ្នកស្រុកចូលចិត្តជិះកង់នៅគ្រប់ទីកន្លែងហើយមានកង់ច្រើនជាងមនុស្សនៅក្នុងទីក្រុង។ ការប្រើប្រាស់កង់បានកើនឡើង 40% ក្នុងរយៈពេល 2 ទសវត្សរ៍កន្លងមកហើយអ្នកស្រុកដែលមានចម្ងាយជាង 2 លានគីឡូម៉ែត្រលើ 2 លានគីឡូម៉ែត្រជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ! ប្រសិនបើអ្នកចង់ស្វែងយល់ពីវិធីដែលអ្នកស្រុកធ្វើសូមធ្វើដំណើរជិះកង់។
ដំណើរកំសាន្តរបស់ក្រុមហ៊ុន Mike គឺជាក្រុមហ៊ុនល្អបំផុតក្នុងការប្រើប្រាស់មិនថាជាដំណើរកំសាន្តឬជួលកង់ដោយខ្លួនឯងទេ។ ពួកគេមិនត្រឹមតែផ្តល់ដំណើរកំសាន្តទីក្រុងប៉ុណ្ណោះទេប៉ុន្តែពួកគេថែមទាំងផ្តល់នូវដំណើរកម្សាន្តជិះកង់នៃប្រទេសដែលនៅជុំវិញផងដែរ។ ដំណើរកម្សាន្តទីក្រុង 2,5 ម៉ោងមានតម្លៃ 33 អឺរ៉ូ។
19. ពិនិត្យមើលសារមន្ទីរផ្ទះ Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn ត្រូវបានគេចាត់ទុកថាជាសិល្បករដ៏អស្ចារ្យម្នាក់ក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រមនុស្ស (គំនូរដ៏ពេញនិយមរបស់គាត់នាឡិការពេលយប់គឺស្ថិតនៅក្នុង Rijksmuseum) ។ ផ្ទះនេះដែលគាត់បានរស់នៅនិងធ្វើការនៅចន្លោះឆ្នាំ 1639 និង 1658 ត្រូវបានប្តូរទៅជាសារមន្ទីរដែលបង្ហាញពីជីវិតរបស់គាត់និងដង្កូវ