Free places to visit / free things to do
- Free walking tour with Dam Tours - highly recommend it, book online: here
- Albert Cuyp market - the largest, most popular outside market in the Netherlands with over 200 stalls selling everything from clothes to fresh fruit, veg and fish
- Vondelpark - walk or bike in the largest and most famous city park in Amsterdam
Paid activities
- Anne Frank house - a world famous museum. Tickets can only be purchased on the official site and get sold out as soon as released, every Tuesday at 10am, for a visit 6 weeks later. Book: here
- Tour the world famous Amsterdam canals on a boat tour. The options chosen are the ones with the best reviews and from personal experience. Book: here
- The Amsterdam Heineken Experience. Book: here
- A'DAM lookout - my absolute favourite experience in Amsterdam, if you love a thrill, make sure to add on "over the edge swing", Europe's highest swing dangling 100 meters above the ground. Book your tickets: here
Best day tours
- Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam & Marken day tour - highly recommended if you would like to see the windmills, a clog demonstration, to sample Edam and Gouda cheese, to visit a fishing village and taste local fish specialties. The best thing about this tour was it left and returned in Amsterdam city center. Book your spot: here
- Keukenhof Garden with shuttle from Amsterdam center - this activity is only available if you're visiting between mid-March and beginning of May. If you are, this is a must! It was named as the most beautiful spring garden in the world and here is the place to see the tulips of Amsterdam. Book your tickets well in advance: here
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