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1. Van Gogh Museum
More than 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), along with nearly every sketch, print, etching, and piece of correspondence the artist ever...
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- Nile Expert Tip: If you're busy visiting other museums during the day, the Van Gogh museum is open until 10pm on Friday...
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2. St. Nicolaas Boat Club (The)
- Hats Off to the St. Nicolaas Boat Club for taking up the initiative to preserve the historic boats running up on the canals of Amsterdam. St. Nicolaas... read more
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3. Yellow Bike Tours
- Yellow Bike offers three different tours, two in the city which last two and three hours and one of the countryside just north of Amsterdam which... read more
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4. Negen Straatjes (De)
- Many visitors to Amsterdam who truly enjoy shopping find the Kalverstraat and the tourist shops, but often miss Amsterdam's favorite place to shop:... read more
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5. Museum Amstelkring
- Although the Dutch tolerance policy (gedoogbeleid) is best known today as a policy allowing licensed shops to sell cannabis as long as they don't... read more
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6. Albert Cuypmarkt
- While the Netherland's largest outdoor market (rumored to be the largest outdoor daily market in Europe) is an important tourist attraction, it... read more
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7. Brouwerij 't IJ
- Originally a squatted building, the brewery was founded in 1983 and is Amsterdam's most unusual brewery serving a variety of beers. read more
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9. Red Light District
- Quite possibly Amsterdam's most defining feature, the Red Light District is the place to see some truly unique things. If prostitutes in windows... read more
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10. Waddenzee - Mud Walking
- The Waddenzee, or Wadden Sea, is an intertidal zone along the northern coast of the Netherlands and the Frisian islands. It forms a shallow body... read more
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The Best of NileGuide
- Choosing a list of only ten top things to do in Amsterdam is particularly difficult. It may be a relatively small and compact city, but it truly has a bit of everything. The best of Amsterdam includes fascinating bike rides on the hundreds of kilometres of car free bike paths, the liberal nature of the city reflected in the red light district and its many coffee shops which are allowed to sell soft drugs, the historical canal area which recently got UNESCO protected heritage status, and the many miles of canals which gave it its nickname Venice of the north. And that's before starting on the world famous museums, art galleries and everything Dutch, like windmills and cute wooden houses. If you've got a particular interest then take a look at the other Amsterdam top 10 lists on Nileguide.com
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