Rijksmuseum
The largest and most prestigious museum for art and history in the Netherlands: works by Vermeer, Rembrandt, and other Dutch masters.
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Netherlands: 46 places in Atlas — Amsterdam. Expect top sights, nature, food and markets. Mark where you have been and plan your trip on your own map.
Places: 46
Anne Frank House
The house where the Jewish girl Anne Frank wrote her diary while hiding with her family from the Nazis.
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Van Gogh Museum
This museum is dedicated to Vincent van Gogh, a late 19th-century Post-Impressionist Dutch painter.
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Concertgebouw
Famous for its orchestra and its acoustics, this is one of the world's most frequently visited concert halls.
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Royal Palace
The Royal Palace is one of the three official palaces of the Netherlands.
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Stedelijk Museum
The Stedelijk Museum is the municipal museum of modern art.
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Rembrandt House
This is where the artist Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn and his wife, Saskia, lived between 1639 and 1658.
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One of the oldest museums in Amsterdam, this is a Catholic church stuffed into the upper stories of a house built in 1663, when Catholics were persecuted and had to disguise their churches.
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The oldest of the five main churches in the historic centre, and probably the oldest building in Amsterdam.
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The Begijnhof is a late medieval enclosed courtyard with the houses of beguines.
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Vondelpark
The only large park that is close to the Binnenstad, and definitely the most popular one.
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Scheepvaartmuseum
Het Scheepvaartmuseum reopened in late 2011 following major renovations.
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The most prominent synagogue of the city centre, the Esnoga dates back from 1675 and is built in an austere Classicist style.
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Hortus Botanicus
The Amsterdam Botanical Gardens — 'Hortus' as they are called by locals — used to be the Botanic Garden of the University of Amsterdam.
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Westerkerk
Built in 1620-1631, located on Westermarkt near the Anne Frank House.
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Natura Artis Magistra Zoo
An entry ticket for Artis also provides admission to the Planetarium, the Aquarium and the Zoological Museum.
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Foodhallen
International food court with 20 food-stands housed in a large building that was once a tram depot.
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Nieuwe Kerk
Used for royal coronations, including the crowning of King Willem-Alexander in 2013, and royal weddings, including his wedding to princess Máxima in 2002.
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NEMO
Above a tunnel overseeing the IJ, NEMO is the largest science museum in the Netherlands.
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EYE is an institute dedicated to the preservation of film for future generations.
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Not exactly a park, but a large grassed open space.
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Since its opening in 1921, Tuschinski has been the country's most breathtaking film theatre.
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Verzetsmuseum
Museum showing what Amsterdam and Holland were like during Nazi occupation.
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A museum about the history of Amsterdam.
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Bimhuis
World-class jazz and improvised music venue, five minutes by foot from Centraal Station.
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Jewish Historical Museum.
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Museum Het Schip
A museum about the Amsterdam School architectural style, housed in a building that is probably the city's best example of that style entrance.
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Amsterdam Centraal railway station
This beautiful building is an attraction in itself, so if you did not arrive in Amsterdam by train, it is well worth making a special trip to look at the station's facade.
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Magere Brug
The Magere Brug, literally "Skinny Bridge", is a bridge that spans the Amstel River and connects the Kerkstraat with the Nieuwe Kerkstraat.
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Best pastry cafe in Amsterdam.
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Serving for example fish sandwiches
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Micropia
Museum about microbes.
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Westerpark
A park at the western edge of the centre, with cultural activities in a former gas factory.
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Brouwersgracht
This canal is sometimes cited as the "most beautiful street of Amsterdam".
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Modern music concerts and classical music with a twist.
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Its officially a bakery, but they don't sell bread.
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Het Grachtenhuis is the gateway to the world-famous Canal District.
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Museum Van Loon
17th century house with interior restored with furnishings to how it looked in the 18th century.
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Traditional Dutch, alongside French classics.
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Large selection of sweet or savory pancakes.
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Oosterpark
Close to Plantage, this park holds several multicultural festivals throughout the year.
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Pllek
A bar and restaurant in an old industrial area, by the river.
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A minimal art-deco interior next to Hotel d'Europe and a great view of where all the main canals come together.
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This is a large park, a little like a dune park.
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A small park with a World War II memorial located at one of the nicest canals in Amsterdam.
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Gaasperpark
Recreational area and nature reserve with a lake and water-sports centre.
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