Amsterdam
Seventeenth-century canals doing the work of a ring road. Museums worth a full day each, and the bike is genuinely the fastest way anywhere.
Amsterdam in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Amsterdam
Where to stay in Amsterdam
Amsterdam in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Amsterdam
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, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jul 2026
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than 100 kilometers (62 mi) of grachten (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals, dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel. Alongside the main canals are 1,550 monumental buildings.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
Andrés Barrios · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jan 2026
Jvhertum · Public domain
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Royal Concertgebouw.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Jul 2026
Koeweiden Postma[1] · Public domain
The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park, but later renamed Vondelpark, after the 17th-century playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 May 2026
Dguendel · CC BY 4.0
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, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 11 Jul 2026
Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than 100 kilometers (62 mi) of grachten (canals), about 90 islands and 1,500 bridges. The three main canals, dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel. Alongside the main canals are 1,550 monumental buildings.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
Andrés Barrios · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jan 2026
Jvhertum · Public domain
The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history, located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Royal Concertgebouw.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0
The Van Gogh Museum is a Dutch art museum dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in the Museum Square in Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum opened on 2 June 1973, and its buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Jul 2026
Koeweiden Postma[1] · Public domain
The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park, but later renamed Vondelpark, after the 17th-century playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 May 2026
Dguendel · CC BY 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Amsterdam: Apr or May or Jun or Sep
Guides about Amsterdam
Three days in Amsterdam beyond the centre, plus the Tuesday morning Anne Frank ticket release and the VAT change that reshaped every hotel bill.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026
Amsterdam charges the steepest accommodation tax in Europe, which lands hardest on families. Works from about four, with the canal rule and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026Amsterdam charges Europe's highest tourist tax at 12.5% of the room price, and its canal houses have staircases you would not believe. The areas that work.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026