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The Rijksmuseum — Rembrandt's Night Watch and Vermeer's Milkmaid in a magnificent building—

Van Gogh Museum — the world's largest collection of Van Gogh paintings—

Anne Frank House — profoundly moving, book tickets months in advance—

The Royal Palace on Dam Square — 17th-century town hall turned royal palace—

Stedelijk Museum — the Netherlands' premier modern and contemporary art museum—

The Jewish Historical Museum — four interconnected synagogues telling Amsterdam's Jewish history—

The Dutch Resistance Museum — the story of WWII occupation and resistance—

EYE Film Museum — striking contemporary building and cinema on the IJ waterfront—

NEMO Science Museum — hands-on science museum in a ship-shaped building—

Houseboat Museum — see how Amsterdam's 2,500 houseboat residents live—

Canal boat tour — the only way to truly understand Amsterdam's extraordinary canal network—

Jordaan neighbourhood — the most charming part of Amsterdam, galleries and brown cafés—

The Nine Streets (De 9 Straatjes) — boutique shopping across nine historic canals—

Vondelpark — Amsterdam's beloved central park, free concerts in summer—

The Heineken Experience — the history of the world's most international beer brand—

Paradiso — legendary music venue in a converted church, every genre imaginable—

Melkweg — multi-arts venue in a former dairy, Amsterdam's cultural heart—

Concertgebouw — one of the world's great concert halls, cheap lunchtime concerts—

Keukenhof Gardens — the world's most beautiful flower garden, open March to May only—

Zaanse Schans — working windmills, wooden houses and Dutch crafts near Amsterdam—

A brown café (bruin kroeg) — a traditional Dutch pub, dark wood and Heineken on tap—

Stroopwafels from a market stall — the classic Dutch caramel waffle biscuit—

Raw herring at a street stall — the Dutch way, with onions and pickles, a must-try—

Cycling the city — hire a bike, it's the only way to truly experience Amsterdam—

Albert Cuyp Market — Amsterdam's largest and busiest daily street market—

Waterlooplein Flea Market — Amsterdam's legendary daily flea market—

Bloemenmarkt — the world's only floating flower market on the Singel canal—

De Pijp neighbourhood — multicultural, bohemian and home to the Albert Cuyp Market—

Noord Amsterdam — cross the IJ by free ferry, street art and NDSM wharf—

NDSM Wharf — post-industrial creative hub, food trucks and Amsterdam's coolest events—

Moco Museum — Banksy and modern icons in a beautiful villa near the Rijksmuseum—

The Foam Photography Museum — one of the world's best photography galleries—

Rembrandt House Museum — the master's home and studio reconstructed—

Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder — a secret Catholic church hidden in a canal house attic—

Artis Royal Zoo — one of Europe's oldest zoos, beautiful 19th-century grounds—

Hortus Botanicus — one of the world's oldest botanical gardens, 1638—

De Wallen (Red Light District) — take the Prostitution Information Centre tour for real insight—

Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum — the world's oldest cannabis museum—

Day trip to Delft — Vermeer's home town, blue and white pottery and canals—

Day trip to Haarlem — beautiful, less touristy city 20 minutes by train—

Day trip to The Hague — the International Court of Justice, Mauritshuis and Vermeer's Girl—

Day trip to Leiden — Rembrandt's birthplace, great museums and a lovely canal town—

Amsterdam Light Festival — illuminated art installations along the canals, November to January—

King's Day (Koningsdag) — April 27, the entire city turns orange and floats on boats—

Tulip season — late March to mid-May, the whole country in bloom—

Dutch gin (jenever) tasting at Wynand Fockink — a tasting room since 1679—

Indonesian rijsttafel dinner — the colonial legacy that became Dutch cuisine's greatest gift—

Pancakes at a Dutch pancake house — the Dutch take pancakes very seriously—

Sunset from a canal bridge — any bridge, any canal, any evening, endlessly romantic—

A concert at the Concertgebouw — one of the world's finest acoustic halls at affordable prices—