Sights & Attractions in Amsterdam

Things to Do in Old City Center

Name	Category	Location

Allard Pierson Museum Once the repository of the nation's gold supply, this former National...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Amsterdam Museum Any city that began in the 13th century as a boggy swamp to become...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Bananenbar Since the 1970s, this supersleazy bar has featured naked barmaids...	Restaurants	Old City Center

Beurs van Berlage Down otherwise tacky Damrak is the old stock-exchange building...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Bloemenmarkt This is the last of the city's floating markets. In days gone...	Markets / Bazaars	Old City Center


Centraal Station The main train station of the Dutch capital, this building was...	Transportation Sites	Old City Center

Dam Home to the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) and the Nieuwe Kerk...	Squares	Old City Center

Damrak This unavoidable and busy street leading up to Centraal Station...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

De Waag Built in 1488, the Waag functioned as a city gate, Sint Antoniespoort...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Erotic Museum "Five floors of highly suggestive trinkets and photos" is probably...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum One would think that more effort could have gone into the name...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Het Koninklijk Paleis From the outside, it is somewhat hard to believe that these ponderous...	Castles / Palaces	Old City Center

Het Scheepvaartmuseum Designed by Daniël Stalpaert in 1656 as a storehouse for...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam This branch of the world-famous wax museum, above the Peek &...	Museums / Galleries	Old City Center

Nes Nes is a refreshingly quiet corridor filled with theaters and...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Nieuwe Kerk Begun in the 15th century, the Nieuwe Kerk (it celebrated its...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder With its elegant gray-and-white facade and spout gable, this...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Oude Kerk Amsterdam's oldest church has evolved over three centuries to...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Oudemanhuispoort Landmarked by its famous chiseled pair of spectacles set over...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Schreierstoren Amsterdam's distinctive defense tower began life around 1487...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Spui This beautiful and seemingly tranquil tree-lined square hides...	Squares	Old City Center

St. Nicolaaskerk The architect A. C. Bleys designed this church, built in 1887...	Religious Sites	Old City Center

Trippenhuis As family home to the two Trip brothers, "Purveyors of Waepens...	Architectural Sites	Old City Center

Warmoesstraat This touristy strip of hostels, bars, and coffee shops began...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center

Zeedijk Few streets have had a longer or more torrid history than Zeedijk...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Old City Center
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