Discover Amsterdam
Every sight worth your time.
Museums, parks, markets and viewpoints — curated by locals, filtered by whatever mood you're in.
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Museums
Anne Frank House
The canal house where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary. Tickets only online, weeks ahead.
Landmarks
Brouwerij 't IJ
Amsterdam's craft brewery housed in the 1725 De Gooyer windmill: organic Dutch beers, an iconic terrace, and Friday-Sunday brewery tours.
Museums
Eye Filmmuseum
The Netherlands' film museum in a striking white building on the IJ in Noord.
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Viewpoints
A'DAM Lookout
A 360° observation deck atop the A'DAM Toren in Noord, with Europe's highest swing.
De Pijp
Albert Cuyp Market
The Netherlands' largest and busiest street market, daily except Sunday through the heart of De Pijp — produce, cheese, flowers and Dutch street food.
Spui
Allard Pierson
The University of Amsterdam's archaeology museum — Egypt, Greece, Rome and more.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Amsterdam Centraal
Cuypers' monumental 1889 station building, a landmark in its own right.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Amsterdam Dungeon
A theatrical, special-effects attraction recounting Amsterdam's darker history.
Centrum (Old Centre)
Amsterdam Museum
Amsterdam's city history museum. Its Kalverstraat home is under renovation until 2028; for now it tells the city's story at Westergas and Willet-Holthuysen.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Amsterdam Pipe Museum
A canal-house collection of smoking pipes spanning cultures and centuries.
Jordaan
Amsterdam Tulip Museum
A small museum on the history of the tulip and the Dutch tulip trade.
Parks & gardens
Amsterdamse Bos
A vast forest park south of the city — three times the size of Central Park — with a rowing lake, goat farm, open-air theatre and boat hire. Free.
Jordaan
Anne Frank House
The canal house where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary. Tickets only online, weeks ahead.
Plantage
ARTIS Royal Zoo
One of Europe's oldest zoos, with a historic park, aquarium and planetarium.
Museums
Banksy Museum Amsterdam
An immersive Westerpark exhibition gathering 160+ full-size reproductions of Banksy's street art and murals from around the world in one place.
Spui
Begijnhof
A tranquil medieval courtyard near the Spui, with the city's oldest wooden house.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Beurs van Berlage
Berlage's landmark former stock exchange on the Damrak, now an events and exhibition venue.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Blauwbrug
An ornate stone bridge over the Amstel, inspired by Paris's Pont Alexandre III.
Centrum (Old Centre)
Bloemenmarkt
The world's only floating flower market — tulip bulbs, cut flowers and souvenirs on barges along the Singel canal between Muntplein and Koningsplein.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Body Worlds Amsterdam
An anatomy museum of real preserved human bodies, on the Damrak.
Amsterdam-Oost
Brouwerij 't IJ
Amsterdam's craft brewery housed in the 1725 De Gooyer windmill: organic Dutch beers, an iconic terrace, and Friday-Sunday brewery tours.
Jordaan
Cheese Museum Amsterdam
A free, tasting-friendly museum on Dutch cheese near the Prinsengracht.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Dam Square
Amsterdam's central square, home to the Royal Palace and the National Monument.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Damrak Houses
The much-photographed row of leaning, colourful canal houses along the Damrak.
Amsterdam-Oost
Dappermarkt
Amsterdam-Oost's most multicultural street market — produce, spices, fabrics and street food from every continent, beside the Oosterpark and Tropenmuseum.
Nieuwmarkt
De Dokwerker
A statue commemorating the 1941 February Strike against the persecution of Jews.
Spui
De Krijtberg
An ornate neo-Gothic Jesuit church on the Singel.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
De Nieuwe Kerk
A late-Gothic church on Dam square, now a venue for major exhibitions.
Nieuwmarkt
De Waag
A medieval city gate and weigh house on Nieuwmarkt square.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Diamant Museum
A museum on Amsterdam's diamond-trading history, near Museumplein.
Museums
Eye Filmmuseum
The Netherlands' film museum in a striking white building on the IJ in Noord.
Westerpark
Fabrique des Lumières
An immersive digital art centre at Westergas projecting masterpieces across vast walls.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Foam
A leading photography museum on the Keizersgracht with changing international exhibitions.
Oud-West
Foodhallen
An indoor food hall in a former tram depot in Oud-West, with stalls of every cuisine.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
H'ART Museum
The former Hermitage Amsterdam, now hosting world-class exhibitions with partners like the British Museum.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum
A museum on the history and uses of cannabis and hemp, in the Red Light District.
De Pijp
Heineken Experience
An interactive tour through the historic Heineken brewery, ending with a tasting.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Het Concertgebouw
One of the world's finest concert halls, opposite Museumplein.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Het Grachtenhuis
An interactive museum telling the story of Amsterdam's UNESCO canal ring.
Museums
Het Scheepvaartmuseum
The National Maritime Museum, with a full-size replica of an East Indiaman moored outside.
Jordaan
Homomonument
The world's first monument to persecuted LGBTQ+ people, by the Westerkerk.
Plantage
Hortus Botanicus
One of the world's oldest botanical gardens, with historic greenhouses, in the Plantage.
Jordaan
Houseboat Museum
Step aboard a real houseboat on the Prinsengracht to see canal-living up close.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Huis Marseille
Amsterdam's first photography museum, set in two elegant canal houses.
Nieuwmarkt
Joods Museum
The heart of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, on Jewish life and history in the Netherlands.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Kattenkabinet
A quirky canal-house museum of art devoted entirely to cats.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Leidseplein
A buzzing square ringed by theatres, bars and terraces.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
The famous wax museum on Dam square, with lifelike figures of stars and royals.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Magere Brug
The 'Skinny Bridge' over the Amstel, a wooden drawbridge lit up at night.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Magna Plaza
A grand former post office behind the Royal Palace, now a shopping centre.
Plantage
Micropia
The world's only museum of microbes, part of the Artis complex.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Moco Museum
A popular spot for modern and street art — Banksy, Basquiat and immersive installations.
Landmarks
Molen De Gooyer
Amsterdam's tallest wooden windmill, beside the Brouwerij 't IJ taproom in Oost.
Landmarks
Molen van Sloten
A working polder windmill on the city's western edge, open for tours.
Nieuwmarkt
Montelbaanstoren
A picturesque 16th-century defence tower on the Oudeschans.
Nieuwmarkt
Mozes en Aäronkerk
A grand church on Waterlooplein in the old Jewish quarter.
Museums
Multatuli Museum
The birthplace house of writer Multatuli, author of Max Havelaar.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Munttoren
The Mint Tower at Muntplein, a 15th-century tower with a carillon.
Nieuwmarkt
Museum Het Rembrandthuis
Rembrandt's restored 17th-century home and studio, where he lived and worked for two decades.
Museums
Museum Het Schip
A museum of the Amsterdam School in Michel de Klerk's ship-shaped 1920s housing block — sculptural brickwork, a former post office and a restored workers' flat.
Museums
Museum Tot Zover
A thoughtful museum about death, mourning and funerary culture.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Museum Van Loon
A grand patrician canal house preserved with its period interiors and garden.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Museum Willet-Holthuysen
An opulent 17th-century canal house on the Herengracht, frozen in its Golden Age glory.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Museumplein
The grassy plaza linking the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh and Stedelijk, with the I amsterdam letters nearby.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Nationaal Monument
The white WWII remembrance obelisk on Dam square.
Plantage
National Holocaust Museum
The Netherlands' museum documenting the persecution of Dutch Jews during WWII.
NDSM
NDSM Wharf
A former shipyard in Noord turned creative hub, full of street art and festivals.
Viewpoints
NEMO Rooftop
The free, stepped rooftop terrace of NEMO with harbour views over the old centre.
Museums
NEMO Science Museum
A hands-on science museum for families in a ship-shaped building, with a free rooftop terrace.
Jordaan
Noorderkerk
A simple Protestant church on the Noordermarkt in the Jordaan.
Jordaan
Noordermarkt
A historic Jordaan square hosting two beloved markets: a Monday flea market and Saturday's organic farmers' market, beside the 17th-century Noorderkerk.
Amsterdam-Noord
NXT Museum
The Netherlands' first museum of new media art, in Amsterdam-Noord — large-scale, immersive digital installations of light, sound and interactive technology.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
A hidden Catholic church in the attic of a 17th-century canal house in the old centre.
Amsterdam-Oost
Oosterpark
Amsterdam's first big municipal park (1891) in lively Oost — English-landscape lawns, ponds, monuments and the Tropenmuseum on its edge.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Oude Kerk
Amsterdam's oldest building, a Gothic church in the Red Light District, now also a contemporary art space.
Viewpoints
Overhoeksplein
A waterfront square across the IJ with skyline and sunset views.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Pathé Tuschinski
A spectacular 1921 Art Deco and Amsterdam School cinema near Rembrandtplein.
Jordaan
Pianola Museum
A charming Jordaan museum of self-playing pianos and piano rolls.
Nieuwmarkt
Portugese Synagoge
A magnificent 17th-century synagogue, still lit by candlelight.
Jordaan
Posthoornkerk
A monumental Cuypers church near the Haarlemmerstraat.
Landmarks
Pythonbrug
A bright-red, snaking pedestrian bridge in the Eastern Docklands.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Red Light Secrets
A museum of prostitution inside a former working window in the Red Light District.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Rembrandtplein
A lively nightlife square with a statue of Rembrandt and a bronze Night Watch tableau.
Landmarks
Riekermolen
A scenic windmill on the Amstel where Rembrandt is said to have sketched.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Rijksmuseum
The Netherlands' national museum — Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer and 800 years of Dutch art.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
A quirky museum of oddities and illusions on Dam square.
Centrum (Old Centre)
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Built as Amsterdam's town hall in 1665, converted to a royal palace in 1808: one of the great Dutch Golden Age buildings on Dam Square.
De Pijp
Sarphatipark
De Pijp's leafy little park right behind the Albert Cuyp Market — lawns, a pond and an ornate monument, beloved by locals for picnics.
Nieuwmarkt
Scheepvaarthuis
The first true Amsterdam School building, richly decorated with maritime motifs.
Nieuwmarkt
Schreierstoren
A medieval tower on the waterfront where ships once set sail for the New World.
De Wallen (Red Light District)
Sint-Nicolaasbasiliek
The city's main Catholic church, an imposing basilica facing Centraal Station.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Staalmeestersbrug
A canal bridge once covered in love locks, with a classic Amsterdam view.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Stedelijk Museum
Amsterdam's leading museum of modern and contemporary art and design.
Nieuwmarkt
Stopera
The combined city hall and opera house on the Amstel at Waterlooplein.
NDSM
STRAAT Museum
A vast NDSM warehouse filled with street art and graffiti by 170+ artists.
Oud-West
Ten Katemarkt
Oud-West's everyday street market — fresh produce, fish, Surinamese snacks and cheap clothing, six days a week alongside the Foodhallen.
Museums
This is Holland
A 5D flight experience soaring over the Netherlands' landscapes, in Noord.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Thorbeckeplein
A small square near Rembrandtplein known for its terraces and Sunday art market.
Grachtengordel (Canal Belt)
Torensluis
The widest bridge in the centre, over the Singel, with a café terrace.
Museums
Upside Down Amsterdam
A playful museum of optical illusions and photo-friendly rooms.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Van Gogh Museum
The world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings, drawings and letters. Book a timed slot ahead.
Plantage
Verzetsmuseum
The Dutch Resistance Museum tells how the Netherlands lived under WWII occupation.
Oud-West
Vondelkerk
A striking neo-Gothic church by Cuypers at the edge of the Vondelpark.
Museumkwartier (Museum Quarter)
Vondelpark
Amsterdam's largest public park: 47 hectares of lawn, lake, and footpaths, the city's local outdoor rhythm spot for runners, picnickers, and Sunday families.
Museums
Vrolik Museum
A striking anatomical and pathology collection at the Amsterdam UMC.
Centrum (Old Centre)
Waterlooplein Market
Amsterdam's most famous flea market — second-hand clothes, vintage, records, leather and curiosities, six days a week beside the Stopera and Rembrandt House.
Museums
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
The former Tropenmuseum, exploring world cultures, migration and colonial legacies.
Jordaan
Westerkerk
A landmark Protestant church on the Prinsengracht; climb the 85m Westertoren for canal views.
Parks & gardens
Westerpark
A laid-back green expanse in Amsterdam-West wrapped around the Westergas culture complex — lawns, water, festivals, bars and an arthouse cinema.
Museums
WONDR Experience
A colourful, hands-on creative playground built for photos and fun.
Nieuwmarkt
Zuiderkerk
An early-17th-century church near Nieuwmarkt with a much-loved tower.