The Sarphati Park is located just behind the Albert Cuyp Market in Amsterdam. The park is a good place to escape the noise of...

The Tropenmuseum is an ethnographic museum, with a collection of art, photographs, music and films from around the world. There are a variety of...

Artis Zoo is the oldest Zoo in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1838, and covers an area of over 14 hectares. The...

The Hollandsche Schouwburg, or Dutch Theatre, was built in 1892. During the Second World War it was used as a deportation centre for Jews....

The Verzetsmuseum, or, Dutch Resistance Museum, is located near the Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam. The museum depicts the history of the Dutch Resistance during World...

The Verzetsmuseum aims to show how life was for Dutch people during World War II. It gives an honest perspective of how the Nazi...

The Royal Theatre Carré was founded Carré family – a French / German family of riders and circus artists who first came to the Netherlands...

The Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world, and is home to more than 4,000 species of plant....

The Gooyer Mill is a working corn mill located on Funenkade in the city of Amsterdam. It was built in 1725 to replace...

The Netherlands Maritime Museum (Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum) was originally built as a military depot for the Amsterdam Admiralty in 1656. Trading vessels of the East...

The Heineken Experience is located on the site of the original Heineken Brewery. The building was constructed in 1867, and was used as a...

In the early 1990s, the St Petersburg based State Hermitage Museum started looking for a place to host a satellite museum in the west....

The Jewish Historical Museum is housed in the Old Synagogue of the German Jews – once used by those who sook refuge in Amsterdam during...

The Portuguese Synagogue was built in the 17th century as a place for the Jews that had fled from Portugal and other areas of Central...

The Architechture Centre of Amsterdam (ARCAM) moved to a new building near Centraal Station in 2003. ARCAM holds six exhibitions each year related to...

Amsterdam City Council began discussing the idea of a new theatre building in 1915. The plans were plagued with problems, and The Muziektheater was...

The Stadhuis en Muziektheater is a large, modern complex which was constructed in the 1980s. It houses the city hall and a large auditorium...

The Moses and Aaron Church is a Roman Catholic church situated in the ancient Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. The church no longer holds regular...

The Willet-Holthuysen Museum is one of the few patrician houses open to the public. The canal house and its contents were donated to the...

The Blauwbrug, or, Blue Bridge, is not actually coloured blue. The name ’Blue Bridge’ comes from the painted wooden bridge that once stood in...