Amsterdam
Amsterdam's seventeenth-century canal ring is a UNESCO site and still the shape of daily life, with narrow gabled houses, houseboats and bikes on every bridge. The major museums sit together on one square south of the centre. Three days is enough for the museums, a canal district and one outer neighbourhood.
How long to stay
April to May for tulips; September and October for fewer crowds.
Typical daily budget
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Best time to go
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Is Amsterdam right for your trip?
Based on what this guide covers, not a score. This is what Amsterdam is known for.
Great for
- History & culture
- Nightlife
- Solo
Less of a focus
- Food
- Nature
- Family
- Couples
- Budget friendly
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Top things to do
Anne Frank House
Entrance €16 · VerifiedAmsterdam
The canal house where the Frank family hid from 1942 to 1944, preserved as a museum with the secret annexe left largely empty.
Jordaan
Entrance €70 · VerifiedAmsterdam
A former working-class district west of the centre, now a grid of narrow canals, courtyard gardens, small galleries and brown cafés.
Rijksmuseum
Entrance €25 · VerifiedAmsterdam
The Dutch national museum, holding Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer paintings and Golden Age decorative arts in a restored nineteenth-century building.
Van Gogh Museum
Entrance €25 · VerifiedAmsterdam
The largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters, arranged chronologically through his working life.
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Popular activities
Canal boat tour
Small-boat loop through the seventeenth-century canal ring.
City cycling tour
Guided ride through the canal belt and the Vondelpark.