Red Light District
Wandering the Red Light District is a safe but eye-popping experience. There's a touch of the theme park to the area these days, but you won't find anywhere else in Europe like it.
Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk
All within ten minutes of each other, the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk Museum together house one of the most impressive fine-art collections in the world.
Dutch Apple Pie
Nothing else tastes quite like Dutch apple pie, and the home-made wedges served at the canalside
Villa Zeezicht,
seasoned with cinnamon and slathered in whipped cream, won't disappoint.
Canal Bikes
The energetic option for enjoying the grand facades lining the city's cobweb of canals is a pedal-powered, four-seater "canal bike", available for rent all over the city.
The Greenhouse
Constantly winning prizes for its quality of marijuana, a spliff or two of
Greenhouse
greens savored on a quiet canalside bears out its status as Amsterdam's top "coffeeshop".
Bloemenmarkt
Amsterdam has a great canalside flower market, selling plants and flowers, pots and bulbs from stalls on floating barges every day except Sunday.
Vondelpark
The huge and lush Vondelpark is Amsterdam's green lung, criss-crossed by trails and dotted with lakes; perfect for a day's cycling and then a beer at
Cafe Vertigo
in the heart of the park.
Albert Cuypmarkt
A visit to the raucous Albert Cuypstraat street market, in the eclectic Pijp district, is a must - whether you choose to join the locals in wolfing down a plateful of raw herring and onions or not.
Koophandel
Empty before midnight,
Koophandel
is the early-hours bar you've always dreamt about, housed in an old warehouse on one of Amsterdam's most atmospheric small canals.
