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Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis
To see how the wealthy lived during the 17th century, visit this opulent 1687-built private mansion and its magnificent classical gardens linking the former Keizersgracht coach house with the main Herengracht house, and incorporating a herb garden, English garden and French formal
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Cannabis College
This nonprofit centre offers visitors tips and tricks for having a positive smoking experience, as well as provides the lowdown on local cannabis laws. Browse displays, try out a vaporiser (€3; bring your own smoking material) or view marijuana plants growing sky-high in the baseme
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Slot Loevestein
Near the tiny, beautiful little walled town of Woudrichem youll find the 14th-century castle, Slot Loevestein. The ancient keep is wonderfully evocative, perhaps more so for the difficulty involved in getting here. It has been a prison, residence and toll castle, though more recent
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Kamp Westerbork
Beginning in 1942 Kamp Westerbork became a transit point for Dutch Jews being sent to the Nazi death camps of Central and Eastern Europe. Though little remains of the original installations, photo blow-ups mark the locations of features such as the punishment building and the works
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De Hallen
Disused red-brick 1902-built tram sheds were stunningly converted in 2014 to create the vast, skylit De Hallen, a cultural complex incorporating a food hall , steak restaurant , library, design shops such as Local Goods Store , boutiques such as the Darling , a bike seller/repairer
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Hash, Marijuana & Hemp Museum
Simple exhibits cover dope botany and the relationship between cannabis and religion. Highlights include an impressive pipe collection, an interactive vaporiser exhibit and a kiosk where you can create an e-postcard of yourself in a marijuana field. Admission also includes the Hemp
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Hollandsche Schouwburg
This historic theatre – first known as the Artis Theatre after its inception in 1892 – quickly became a hub of cultural life in Amsterdam, staging major dramas and operettas. In WWII the occupying Germans turned it into a Jewish theatre, then, tragically, a detention centre for Jew
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Stadsarchief
The Amsterdam archives occupy a monumental bank building that dates from 1923. When you step inside, head to the left to the enormous tiled basement vault and displays of archive gems such as the 1942 police report on the theft of Anne Franks bike. A small cinema at the back shows
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Mozes en Aäronkerk
This neoclassical Catholic church, built in 1841 on the northeastern corner of Waterlooplein, shows that this wasnt exclusively a Jewish area. It replaced the clandestine Catholic church that occupied two houses named Mozes and Aäron in what is now the rear of the church along Jode
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Damrak
The Damrak is the original mouth of the Amstel river – rak being a reach, or straight stretch of water. The river flowed from a lock in the Dam into the IJ. In the 19th century the canal was filled in, except for the canal-boat docks on the waterways west side. The gabled houses ba
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Martinikerk
This huge 16th-century church commands the northeast corner of the Grote Markt. By any standard, the 96m-tall Martinitoren strikes a finely balanced profile. A climb to the summit (251 steps!) yields grand views and worrisome proximity to the giant bells. Purchase admission tokens
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Johnny Jordaanplein
This shady little square is named for Johnny Jordaan (the pseudonym of Johannes Hendricus van Musscher), a popular musician in the mid-1900s who sang the romantic music known as levenslied (tears-in-your-beer-style ballads). The colourfully painted hut – a municipal transformer sta
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Huis Met de Hoofden
A whimsical example of Dutch Renaissance style, this 1622 canal house has a beautiful step gable with six heads at door level representing the classical muses. The building was recently renovated, and its now open to the public as a centre for free and contrarian thinking, with a l
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Het Grachtenhuis
If youre the kind of person who walks through the Canal Ring and marvels over what a feat of engineering it is, you wont want to miss the Canal House, which explains how the canals and houses that line them were built. The museum uses holograms, videos, models, cartoons and other i
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Gemeentemuseum
Admirers of De Stijl, and in particular of Piet Mondrian, wont want to miss the Berlage-designed Gemeentemuseum. It houses a large collection of works by neoplasticist artists and others from the late 19th century, as well as extensive exhibits of applied arts, costumes and musical
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Vredespaleis
The UN International Court of Justice is housed in the Vredespaleis (Peace Palace). A visitor centre details the work of the organisations within. Hour-long guided tours are sometimes offered, but if the courts are in session they are cancelled – check first; you need to book ahead
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Montelbaanstoren
The lower part of this striking tower was built to strengthen Amsterdams eastern defences in 1512. Positioned on the old city wall, it gave sentries a good view of suspicious characters on the wharves along Oude Schans. The octagonal base and open wooden steeple were added in 1606
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Westergasfabriek
A stones throw northwest of the Jordaan, adjacent to the Westerpark, this late-19th century Dutch Renaissance complex was the citys western gasworks until gas production ceased in 1967. The site was heavily polluted, and underwent a major clean-up before it re-emerged as a cultural
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St Nicolaaskerk
In plain view from Centraal Station, the magnificent cupola and neo-Renaissance towers belong to the citys main Catholic church, the first built after Catholic worship became legal again in the 19th century. St Nicholas is the patron saint of seafarers, so the church became an impo
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Allard Pierson Museum
Run by the University of Amsterdam, this museum boasts one of the worlds richest archaeological collections. Youll find an actual mummy, vases from ancient Greece and Mesopotamia, a very cool wagon from the royal tombs at Salamis (Cyprus) and galleries full of other items providing
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