Outdoor activities
Welkom op het water
Get a breath of fresh air with kite surfing, sloop sailing through the beautiful canals, sailing on the Dutch lakes or perhaps sailing over the rivers. Experience what water does to you!
Playground Amstelpark
Amstelpark is the perfect location for a casual children’s or family celebration. There are easy picnic benches, but you can also sit on the lawn. Finish your visit with a walk through the beautiful Amstelpark.
Museum
Anne Frank House
The Anne Frank House is a writer’s house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk.
Move
Moove is a challenging exhibition about mobility in development. Featuring games, exciting images of the future, iconic racing cars, a self-driving car and the craziest bikes.
Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum, or National Museum, built by the architect Tjeerd Kuijpers, is one of the most beautiful landmarks of the city.Notable features of the exhibition include the Night Watch, and a whole gallery of Dutch masters.
City sights
The Bulldog Souvenir Shop
The Bulldog Cofeeshop is probably the most famous coffee shop in the city. It exists since 1975 and is known as the first coffee shop created.
Leidseplein
There are plenty of interesting sights and entertaining services here. A common fixture of this entertainment focused square is the street performers that can almost constantly be found on the squares eastern side.