Centrum
Beyond Amsterdam’s best known sights and attractions are hidden gems just waiting to be discovered, such as a host of quirky musuems, charming and fabulous shopping districts, fantastic antiques, a thriving Chinatown and a Central Library with plenty of foreign language titles.
Canalside museums
In Amsterdam’s Centrum you will of course find the magnificent canals, but there is so much more besides. The inner city, for instance, is bursting with interesting museums, sometimes hidden behind beautiful canalside façades.
Shopping
There are also wonderful markets to stroll round, such as the Noordermarkt, where many a stylist buys his clothing for photo shoots. At any rate shopping is a treat as soon as you stray from the beaten track. Get lost in the Jordaan or in the Negen Straatjes (‘Nine Streets’) – lanes that link the canals and where the most exclusive and original shops can be found, just like in the Haarlemmerstraat and Haarlemmerdijk.
Art, catering and the Public Library
In the Spiegelkwartier(‘Mirror District’) the buying art lover will be in his element: virtually every building houses a gallery. Various catering establishments can be found on the lively Zeedijk, the domain of the Chinese, who even have a temple here. Not far from this street, on the other side of Central Station, the Openbare Bibliotheek (‘Public Library’) is located in an enormous and impressive building. A must, if only for the phenomenal view of the city.
Amsterdam Museum
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The Amsterdam Dungeon
Combining museum-worthy facts from Amsterdam's history with theatrics, the Amsterdam Dungeon attraction plays up the fear factor. Think plague, witches, the Spanish Inquisition.. Read more... »
Anne Frank Huis
The Anne Frank Huis at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam is where a young Jewish girl, Anne Frank lived in hiding with her family for more than 2 years during World War II. There is.. Read more... »
Begijnhof
The Begijnhof is one of Amsterdam's best known hofjes (almshouses). It consists of a group of houses built around a secluded courtyard and garden which provided modest homes for.. Read more... »
Madame Tussauds Amsterdam
In 1971, the world-famous wax figure museum, Madame Tussaud’s opened an establishment in Amsterdam - the first branch outside of the United Kingdom. At Madame Tussaud’s you can.. Read more... »
Oude Kerk Amsterdam - Church
The Oude Kerk (Old church) is both the oldest church and the oldest building in Amsterdam. It dates back to around 1250 and is incongruously located in the red-light district... Read more... »
Museum of Bags and Purses
Travel through time, history and fashion in the company of the impressive collection of bags in the Museum of Bags and Purses. The only museum in the world with such an extensive.. Read more... »
Allard Pierson Museum
The Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam has an authoritative archaeological collection of original works of art and utensils from Egypt, Etruria, the Greek and Roman world, the.. Read more... »
Amstelkerk
The Amstelkerk is a wooden building dating from 1670, and was once a church. It is now used as office by the Amsterdamse Maatschappij tot Stadsherstel (Amsterdam Society for.. Read more... »The Amsterdam Dungeon
Combining museum-worthy facts from Amsterdam's history with theatrics, the Amsterdam Dungeon attraction plays up the fear factor. Think plague, witches, the Spanish Inquisition.. Read more... »
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