Outdoors
Parks of Amsterdam
A green map of the city — from the obvious to the well-kept secrets.
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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.
Plantage
Hortus Botanicus
One of the world's oldest botanical gardens, with historic greenhouses, in the Plantage.
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 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.
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.
Westerpark
A laid-back green expanse in Amsterdam-West wrapped around the Westergas culture complex — lawns, water, festivals, bars and an arthouse cinema.